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Samson ties three hundred foxes two by two by their tails with a fire-brand in between; with the torches on fire he drives them into the cornfields of the Philistines which are set aflame (Dutch: 'brand'); the jawbone of an ass on the ground; frame decorated with coats of arms and vases with flowers
Simson Gods Heldt, Haelt uyt de mynen, de Vossen loos schaedlyck en boos 'Sy stellen in Brandt, 't Velt d'Bergen 't landt der Philistynen. "Richt.15" (NL)
Iconclass notations
21D
water (one of the four elements)
25F23(FOX)(+5212)
beasts of prey, predatory animals: fox (+ running animal)
25F23(LION)(+12)
beasts of prey, predatory animals: lion (+ heraldic animals)
25F23(LION)(+5245)
beasts of prey, predatory animals: lion (+ animal(s) holding something)
25F23(LION)(+561)
beasts of prey, predatory animals: lion (+ animal(s) standing on the hind legs)
25G41(ROSE)(+15)
flowers: rose (+ ornamental variants of plants)
25I1461
city-gate
31A27112(+921)
running (+ threatening; fury)
41A6711
flowers in a vase
41A773
container of ceramics: jar, jug, pot, vase
41B32(+0)
torch (+ variant)
41B4
on fire, ablaze
44B191
crown (symbol of sovereignty)
45C13(SWORD)
hacking and thrusting weapons: sword
45C15(ARROW)
archer's weapons: arrow
45F4
troop movements, transportation
46C13142(+7335)
ass, donkey (+ snout, jaw, beak, nib)
47I111
cereal, grain, corn (grass with grains, grown for food, e.g.: wheat, rice, rye, oats, maize, buckwheat, millet)
48A98(+2)
ornaments ~ art (+ framing decorations)
48A9833
flowers ~ ornament
48A98331
fleur-de-lis ~ ornament
48A9854
vase ~ ornament
48A9861
scrollwork, strapwork ~ ornament
49L8
inscription
54E31(+3)
Agreement, Unity; 'Concordia', 'Concordia insuperabile', 'Concordia militare', 'Concordia di Pace', 'Unione civile' (Ripa) (+ symbolical representation of concept)
61D(THE NETHERLANDS)
geographical names of countries, regions, mountains, rivers, etc. (THE NETHERLANDS) (THE NETHERLANDS)
61E(AMSTERDAM)
names of cities and villages (AMSTERDAM)
71F343
Samson ties three hundred foxes two by two by their tails with a fire-brand in between; with the torches on fire he lets them go into the cornfields of the Philistines which are set aflame
71F35
Samson and the jaw-bone of an ass (Judges 15:9-20)
86(EN SIMSON GING HEEN, VING DRIEHONDERD VOSSEN, NAM FAKKELS, BOND STAART AAN STAART...)
proverbs, sayings, etc. (EN SIMSON GING HEEN, VING DRIEHONDERD VOSSEN, NAM FAKKELS, BOND STAART AAN STAART...)