David Tearing His Clothes in Grief, from "The Story of Amnon and Tamar"

Heinrich Aldegrever

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

David Tearing His Clothes in Grief, from "The Story of Amnon and Tamar" — Heinrich Aldegrever

David, seated on a throne at right tears at his cloak, while Jonadab and a servant stand at left. Based on 2 Samuel 13:31. Plate 7 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
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