this post was submitted on 19 Jul 2023
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Samson Drugging the Cat

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Art of Samson and other historic or mythological figures drugging their pets.

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TBH, this is an excuse to dig through art archives and find neat works of art to post that are vaguely related to the topic.

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Image description: porcelain figures of a lion with a man crouched, barefoot, on top of the lion. The man wears a robe decorated with dots and circles. The lion is struggling to get away. The man is holding open the lion's mouth with his hands. The porcelain has been broken and repaired.

Found at: MFABoston, https://collections.mfa.org/objects/53479/hercules-and-the-nemean-lion?ctx=39705d6b-a134-4e70-b578-a1f56f33fbb0&idx=18

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