Absalom Orders the Murder of Amnon at a Feast in His Palace

1760s

Vitus Felix Rigl

Associated Names
Vitus Felix Rigl

Artist, German, c. 1717 - 1779

This is a drawing of a grand, elaborate interior scene. The image depicts a large and ornate room filled with intricate architectural details such as tall columns and richly decorated walls. The scene shows a large group of armored figures gathered on one side, some holding weapons and banners. In the center, a figure is seated on a throne-like structure, surrounded by attendants. The floor is strewn with fallen figures in elaborate costumes, creating a dramatic atmosphere. The ornate borders and intricate patterns add to the overall aesthetics of the image.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and gray ink with gray wash and white heightening on two joined sheets of blue laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    overall: 51.7 x 69.5 cm (20 3/8 x 27 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2005.30.1


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Katrin Bellinger Kunsthandel, Munich and London (sale, Galerie Gerda Bassenge, Berlin, 3 December 2004, no. 5707); (C. G. Boerner Inc., New York); purchased 2005 by NGA.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2008

  • Medieval to Modern: Recent Acquisitions of Drawings, Prints, and Illustrated Books, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2008, no. 61.

Inscriptions

upper left in brown ink: C; lower center in brown ink: A; lower right in brown ink: R

Wikidata ID

Q64633965

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