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An early 19th-century illustration of 'Colonel' Thomas Blood (1618-80) who infamously tried and failed to steal the British Crown Jewels from the Tower of London in 1671.

Image of John Lee, author of The First Black Archaeologist: A Life of John Wesley Gilbert.

The First Black Archaeologist: A Life of John Wesley Gilbert by John Lee.

An illustration portraying a conversion of Zacchaeus. Etching. Created by Pietro Monaco between 1730–39 after the work by Bernardo Strozzi (1581–1644). Located at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.

Roundel with Christ and Zacchaeus. Zacchaeus was a tax collector in the city of Jericho during the ministry of Jesus of Nazareth (20’s-30’s CE) who was converted to christianity. Stained glass. Created between 1500–1510. Located at the Metropolitan...

A bronze statue portraying an ancient Israelite judge Samson fighting with the Lion. Located at Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Credits to The Jack and Belle Linsky Collection, 1982.

A painting portraying the wedding of an ancient Israelite judge Samson. Oli on canvas. Created by Rembrandt in 1638. Located at the Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister in Dresden, Germany.

Hedy Lamarr and Victor Mature in Samson and Delilah (1949). The ancient Israelite judge Samson was betrayed by his lover Delilah, who was sent to him by his enemies, the Philistines. ©Paramount Pictures Studios.

Victor Mature in Samson and Delilah (1949). Samson was one of the judges of ancient Israel and was said to be blessed with superhuman strength. In the scene, Samson destroys the temple of Philistynes, who captured and blinded him. ©Paramount...

Painting depicting an Old Testament scene where the Israelite judge Samson sleeps on his lover Delilah's lap while the latter shears a lock of his hair to drain his super-human strength. Oil on beech. Created by Lucas Cranach the Elder around...