Absalom Consoles Tamar, Who is Putting Ashes on her Head, from The Story of Tamar and Amnon, plate 5
Object type: Print
Department: Drawings and Prints
Portfolio: The Story of Tamar and Amnon
Artist: Philips Galle|Maarten van Heemskerck
Artist bio: Netherlandish, Haarlem 1537–1612 Antwerp|Netherlandish, Heemskerck 1498–1574 Haarlem
Artist role: Artist|Artist
Artist nationality: Netherlandish|Netherlandish
Date: 1559
Medium: Engraving; first state of three (New Hollstein)
Dimensions: Sheet: 7 7/8 × 9 5/8 in. (20 × 24.5 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit line: Gift of Harry Shaw Newman, 1941
Accession year: 1941