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Abigail

Abigail, Maerten van Heemskerck, c. 1560

Maarten van Heemskerck, portrait

Maarten van HeemskerckDutch, 1498–1574

Abigail

c. 1560 · Drawing and Watercolor

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Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago, United States

It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.

Checked: 3 days ago
In this state since: Aug 19, 2026
Source: The museum

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About the work

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.

Art Institute of ChicagoCC BY 4.0

Particulars

c. 1560

14981574

Accession number: 1961.33

In the catalog

Drawings & watercolors Pen and ink Renaissance 16th century Netherlands

Sources

Art Institute of Chicago
Image: Art Institute of Chicago — CC0

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