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Heinrich Aldegrever German
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Two of Absalom's servants raise daggers to stab Amnon while two figures watch. Based on 2 Samuel 13:29. Plate 5 from a series of seven plates with the Story of Amnon and Tamar.
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Title: The Servants of Absalom Killing Amnon, from "The Story of Amnon and Tamar"
Series/Portfolio: The Story of Amnon and Tamar
Artist:
Heinrich Aldegrever (German, Paderborn ca. 1502–1555/1561 Soest)
Date: 1540
Medium: Engraving; first state of two (New Hollstein)
Dimensions: Sheet: 4 11/16 × 3 1/16 in. (11.9 × 7.8 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1966
Accession Number: 66.529.22
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