Simson vecht met een leeuw

Samson is shown in the center of the frame, wearing a short tunic and a large billowing cloak as he overpowers a lion on the ground. A fortified city with towers is visible in the distant background under a wide sky. The scene captures the physical struggle and muscular tension of the hero as he performs his first feat of strength.

In the Western esoteric tradition, Samson's conquest of the lion is frequently interpreted as an alchemical allegory for the mastery over the 'Green Lion' or the raw, corrosive forces of nature. The riddle of the honey in the lion's carcass served as a metaphor for the extraction of the sweet, solar elixir from the dross of the prima materia.