The Servants of Absalom killing Amnon (2 Samuel 13, 28-29); verso: Sketch of a seated woman

Karel van Mander I Netherlandish

Anonymous, Dutch, 17th century Dutch

late 16th–early 17th century

Not on view

Artwork Details

Overview

Signatures, Inscriptions, and Markings

Provenance

Title: The Servants of Absalom killing Amnon (2 Samuel 13, 28-29); verso: Sketch of a seated woman
Artist: Karel van Mander I (Netherlandish, Meulebeke 1548–1606 Amsterdam)
Artist: Anonymous, Dutch, 17th century (?)
Date: late 16th–early 17th century
Medium: Pen and brown ink, brown wash; verso: black chalk. Two framing lines in pen and brown ink
Dimensions: sheet: 9 15/16 x 6 3/8 in. (25.2 x 16.2 cm)
Classification: Drawings
Credit Line: Frits and Rita Markus Fund, 2009
Object Number: 2009.334
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

More Artwork

By Anonymous, Dutch, 17th century

By Karel van Mander I

In the same medium

A slider containing 5 items.
Press the down key to skip to the last item.

The Liberation of Oriane from a set of Amadis of Gaul, Karel van Mander I Netherlandish, Wool and silk (8-9 warps per cm), Dutch, Delft — The Liberation of Oriane from a set of Amadis of Gaul
Karel van Mander I
Frans Spiering
ca. 1590–95

A Proverb: Wealth and Poverty, Karel van Mander I Netherlandish, Pen and brown ink, gray wash, heightened with white, on beige paper. — A Proverb: Wealth and Poverty
Karel van Mander I
mid-16th–early 17th century

Samuel Annointing David (recto); Sketch of two figures (verso), Karel van Mander I Netherlandish, Pen and brown ink, brush and brown and gray wash; pasted down (recto); pen and brown ink, incised and rubbed with black chalk (verso) — Samuel Annointing David (recto); Sketch of two figures (verso)
Karel van Mander I
ca. 1591

The Challenge of the Pierides, from Ovid's Metamorphosis (Book V: 294-678), Karel van Mander I Netherlandish, Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash; framing lines in pen and brown ink — The Challenge of the Pierides, from Ovid's Metamorphosis (Book V: 294-678)
Karel van Mander I
16th–17th century

The Archangel Gabriel announcing the birth of Christ, Lucas van Leyden Netherlandish, Pen and brown ink; squared in black chalk; framing lines in pen and brown ink — The Archangel Gabriel announcing the birth of Christ
Lucas van Leyden
1520s

Research Resources

The Met provides unparalleled resources for research and welcomes an international community of students and scholars. The Met's Open Access API is where creators and researchers can connect to the The Met collection. Open Access data and public domain images are available for unrestricted commercial and noncommercial use without permission or fee.

To request images under copyright and other restrictions, please use this Image Request form.

Feedback

We continue to research and examine historical and cultural context for objects in The Met collection. If you have comments or questions about this object record, please complete and submit this form. The Museum looks forward to receiving your comments.