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Maarten van Heemskerck

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Pen drawing of Jonah spat out by a whale onto a shore, with God in clouds above and a city and ships behind.

Jonah Cast Out by the Whale onto the Shore of Nineveh

1566

Green-toned drawing of a palace staircase where a king and woman gesture while servants butcher an animal below.

The Parable of the King Who Prepared a Wedding

1555

Pen and brown ink drawing of a woman with a hammer and tent peg beside a draped tent and inscribed pillar, ca. 1560.

Jael

ca. 1560

Pen and brown ink drawing of a woman carrying bread and a pitcher, with a basket and vessels at her feet and a village behind

Abigail

c. 1560

Pen and ink drawing of Judith holding a sword and a severed head, with a city and tents in the background, 1560.

Judith

1560

Pen and ink drawing of crumbling Roman arches and ruined walls overgrown with plants, by Maarten van Heemskerck, 1532.

Ruins on the Palatine Hill in Rome

1532

Pen drawing of ruined Roman brick arches on the left, with a distant city wall, towers and a church spire on the right.

Een ongeïdentificeerde ruïne in Rome; op de achtergrond een deel van de Romeinse stadsmuur

1532

Pen drawing of a nude bearded man riding a turtle pulled by robed figures and a horned demon, with burning ruins behind.

The Triumph of Job

1559

Pen drawing of God enthroned on clouds with a winged Satan, nude figures and cherubs, by Maarten van Heemskerck, 1562.

Satan Challenges God to Remove his Protection from Job

1562

Pen and ink drawing of Judith holding a severed head and a sword, with a tent and walled city behind her.

Judith

1560

Drawing of a king on a raised platform gesturing to a messenger, while servants butcher an animal on a staircase below.

The Parable of the King Who Prepared a Wedding

1555

Pen and brown ink drawing of a reclining river god statue on a stone pedestal, with sculptures in arched niches behind.

View of the Belvedere Sculpture Court

1532

Pen drawing of a battle with armoured riders and nude fighters beside a colonnaded temple, with fallen men and horses.

A battle with soldiers plundering a temple

1573

Pen and ink study of two draped female figures seen from behind, one seated and one standing, with detailed cloth folds.

Two Muses from Villa Madama

1532

Pen and ink drawing of the Torso of Belvedere beside an obelisk fragment with hieroglyphs, by Maarten van Heemskerck, 1532.

Torso of Belvedere and fragment of an obelisk

1532

Pen and ink drawing of a bearded male head with swirling curls, seen from above, after a classical sculpture.

Head of the Laocoon

1532

Two Studies of the Head of the Apollo Belvedere

1532

Red chalk drawing of an ornate boot with a wolf head, scrollwork and draped fabric, by Maarten van Heemskerck.

Boot of the Genius Farnese

1532

Pen and ink drawing of three crouching nude figure studies seen from different angles on a pale sheet.

Three Views of a Crouching Venus

1532

Pen and brown ink study of several horse legs and hooves with cross-hatched muscle detail on aged paper.

Horse legs from the equestrian statue of Marcus Aurelius

1532

Three views of a Venus statuette

1532

Red chalk drawing of an elephant fountain with curled trunk, grape relief, and studies of a reclining figure.

Elephant fountain in Villa Madama, figure from the ceiling of the Sistina

1532

Brown ink and wash drawing of ruined classical arches and vaults with small figures and an obelisk beneath clouds.

Crossing pillar of St. Peter's Basilica and northern transept of the old basilica

1532

Pen drawing of a tall obelisk beside a round domed building and arched stone houses, with small figures on the ground.

Vatican obelisk in front of Santa Maria della Febbre

1532

Pen and ink drawing of two nude classical statues beside rearing horses on a ruined pedestal, with small figures nearby.

The Dioscuri on Monte Cavallo (recto); Study of a Spiral Staircase (verso)

ca. 1533

Pen and ink drawing of a seated nude warrior with a sword, skull, lion, and classical ruins, by Maerten van Heemskerck.

Simeon the Patriarch

1549

Pen and ink drawing of a bearded man seated on a turtle pulled by robed men and a horned figure, with a burning city behind.

The Triumph of Job

1559