Abigail
Maerten van Heemskerck
c. 1560
Medium
Pen and brown ink on ivory laid paper, incised with stylus for transfer
Dimensions
19.7 × 25.2 cm (7 13/16 × 9 15/16 in.)
Classification
pen and ink drawings
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
12868
Rights
Public Domain
About this artwork
Maarten van Heemskerck, a prolific draftsman and etcher and the leading proponent of the Mannerist School in Haarlem, spent a decisive period in Rome from 1532 to 1536. This drawing shows the influence of Michelangelo's heroic forms. Pricked for transfer to a metal plate, it is one of six designs he made for an engraved series of Good Women of the Old Testament.
About the Artist
Maerten van Heemskerck · 1498–1574
Dutch artist. Comment on works: Painter; history