Nathan cautions David

Title

Nathan cautions David

Draughtsman

• Arent de Gelder ?

Period Produced

• 17th century

School

• Baroque

Object Type

• drawing

Material

• ink?
• Indian ink?
• Vergé paper

Technique

• pen drawing
• brush drawing
• washing

Geographic Reference

• Netherlandish

Production Reason

• figure study
• composition study

Watermark

• Nicht geprüft

Work Catalogues

• Sumowski V.2388.1073

Institution

• Städel Museum

Administration

• Department of Prints and Drawings

Collection

• Städelsches Kunstinstitut

Creditline

Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main

Picture Copyright

Public Domain

Genre

• historical narration
• Biblical portrayal

Persons Shown

• Nathan (prophet)
• David (king of Israel)

Illustrated Passage

• Bibel, Altes Testament, 2. Samuel 12,1-25

Primary

• 71H76 David rebuked by Nathan
• 31A233 kneeling figure
• 31A235 sitting figure
• 31A2512(+53) arm stretched forward (+ sitting)

Historic Attribution

• Netherlandish, 17th century draughtsman
• Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn draughtsman