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"Speculum humanae salvationis", p 55r.

Samson and his lion again.

Image description: flat medieval drawing. Samson sits astride the lion. The lion faces right. He holds open the lion's mouth. Samson's right leg is between the hind legs of the lion. His left leg is over top of the lion, bent at the knee, with the foot on the right side of the lion.

Sidenote: It's not a comfortable pose. My partner and I tried it out (for art science!) and it's awkward and unstable.

Found at http://tudigit.ulb.tu-darmstadt.de/show/Hs-2505/0109 , page 55r. (The linked image is worth seeing--In addition to Samson and his lion, there is a crowned man who seems almost happy to be stabbed through the stomach.)

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