Amnon Violating Tamar, from "The Story of Amnon and Tamar"

Heinrich Aldegrever

1540 · Engraving; first state of two · Drawings and Prints

Amnon Violating Tamar, from "The Story of Amnon and Tamar" — Heinrich Aldegrever

Amnon, seen from behind, grabs Tamar at left. At right, a bed with a chest at the end. Based on 2 Samuel 13:14. Plate 2 from a series of seven plates with the Story of Amnon and Tamar.

Artist
Heinrich Aldegrever
Date
1540
Medium
Engraving; first state of two
Department
Drawings and Prints
Credit line
The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1966