Abigail and David

in or before 1508

Lucas van Leyden

Associated Names
Lucas van Leyden

Artist, Netherlandish, 1489/1494 - 1533

This is a drawing of a group of armed figures and horses in a forested landscape. In the foreground, there are several figures equipped with weapons, including a soldier on horseback wearing armor and holding a lance. Beside him, another soldier stands, engaged in conversation, seemingly directing with a hand gesture. Additional figures and horses are visible, blending into the intricate detailing of the scene. The landscape features tall, thickly branched trees that dominate the composition, while the background reveals rocky formations and a distant view of a settlement or military camp.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1950.1.105

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. 24, State ii(a)/ii


Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1960

  • Graphic Masterpieces of 500 Years from the National Gallery of Art Rosenwald Collection, Louisiana State University Library, Baton Rouge, 1960, no. 7 (as Jeptha's Daughter Coming to Meet her Father).

Bibliography

1949

  • Hollstein, F.W.H. et al. German engravings, etchings and woodcuts ca. 1400-1700. 8 vols. Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberger, 1954-1868. Dutch and Flemish etchings, engravings and woodcuts, ca. 1450-1700. Vols. I-XV, XVIII, XIX. Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberge

1993

  • The New Hollstein Dutch & Flemish Etchings, Engravings and Woodcuts, 1450-1700. Rotterdam: Sound & Vision Interactive, 1996-

Wikidata ID

Q65080852

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