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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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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.

National Gallery of Art · Drawing

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

Vitus Felix Rigl

Date
1760s
Medium
pen and gray ink with gray wash and white heightening on two joined sheets of blue laid paper
Dimensions
overall: 51.7 x 69.5 cm (20 3/8 x 27 3/8 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Accession number
2005.30.1
Credit line
Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund
Time span
1751 to 1775
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • German
  • Old Testament
  • religious
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.

Inscription

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

NGA object ID 131948. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.