Author: Bible. Low German. Luther. 1533
Image Title: Saul’s Suicide
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Description: In the center of the woodcut the bodyguard wields a sword to kill Saul. On the left the king of the Philistines is shown the fallen crown of Saul. On the right the Philistine soldiers cut off the head of Saul. This and other woodcuts in this 1533 Bible are the work of the German artist, Erhard Altdorfer (d. 1561).
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