Amnon Attacking Tamar
1520
oil
panel
From the collection of Walters Art Museum
1520
oil
panel
From the collection of Walters Art Museum
Amnon Attacking Tamar is a 1520 oil by Jan van Dornicke, a Northern Renaissance work, held at Walters Art Museum.
The painting depicts a dramatic scene of a man attacking a woman. The man, shirtless and with red hair, is reaching out to grab the woman, who is dressed in a long red skirt and a white and blue top. She is seated on a bed, with a red canopy above her. In the background, there is a window with a decorative frame, and a doorway with a statue above it. The room is decorated with various objects, including a clock and a mirror. The use of chiaroscuro in this painting creates a sense of tension and drama, drawing the viewer's attention to the central figures. To learn more about this technique, explore the works of artists who have mastered it, such as Leonardo da Vinci.
Jan van Dornicke was a South Netherlandish painter who was born in Doornik (nowadays also known as Tournai) in about 1470 and died about 1527.
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