The Unmerciful Servant Brought before the King

1554

Dirck Volckertz Coornhert, after Maerten van Heemskerck

Associated Names
Dirck Volckertz Coornhert

Artist, Netherlandish, 1522 - 1590

Maerten van Heemskerck

Artist After, Netherlandish, 1498 - 1574

This is a drawing of a group of individuals in an ancient architectural interior. The central figure sits on a throne, holding an item that may be a scepter. One individual kneels before them, restrained by others. The setting includes ornate architectural elements like columns and drapery. The drawing features detailed lines and hatching, giving depth to the scene.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving and etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of the Estate of Leo Steinberg

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 24.7 x 19 cm (9 3/4 x 7 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2011.139.105

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein 1993, no. 341, State i/ii

  • Series Title

    Parable of the Unmerciful Servant

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Leo Steinberg [1920-2011], New York; gift to NGA 2011.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1993

  • The New Hollstein Dutch & Flemish Etchings, Engravings and Woodcuts, 1450-1700. (van Doetecum family, Henk Nalis author). Rotterdam: Sound & Vision Interactive, 1996-, no. 341, State i/ii.

Inscriptions

lower right in plate: 1554 DVC f.; bottom margin of plate: Hoc audiens Dominus eum de se accesit. 3.; by later hand, upper right verso, in graphite: D163; by later hand, lower center verso, in graphite: D.V. Coornhert-after Heemskerck / Parable of the Unmerciful Servant / MMA [circled] / Met / 1/2 B2609

Wikidata ID

Q76559293

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