Andromache Taking Leave of Hector, Adriaen Pietersz van de Venne, c. 1634

Title(s)

Andromache Taking Leave of Hector

Object type

• drawing

Object number

RP-T-1918-385

Description

Ontwerp voor een prent.

Artist

• draughtsman: Adriaen Pietersz van de Venne

Dating

c. 1634

Physical features

pen and brown ink, with grey wash and opaque watercolour; outlines indented for transfer; framing line in brown ink

Material

• paper
• deck paint
• ink

Technique

pen / brush

Measurements

height 50 mm × width 56 mm

What

• arming of Hector; Andromache, Priam and others implore him not to fight
• Hector's farewell to his wife Andromache and his young son Astyanax
• (scenes from) specific works of literature (with AUTHOR, Title)

Credit line

• Gift of C.P.D. Pape

Acquisition

gift 1918

Copyright

Public domain

Provenance