David Strangling the Lion — Claude Mellan|Gian Lorenzo Bernini | DiscoverArt

Claude Mellan|Gian Lorenzo Bernini

David Strangling the Lion

1631

Engraving

21.4 × 15.2 cm (8.4 × 6 in)

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