An Allegory of the Triumph over Heresy, with St. Domenic to the Fore
Abraham van Diepenbeeck · 1650–60
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"An Allegory of the Triumph over Heresy, with St. Domenic to the Fore" is a drawing created by Abraham van Diepenbeeck, a painter born in 1596 and deceased in 1675. The artwork dates from 1650–60 and is rendered in pen and gray ink and watercolor, heightened with white, over black chalk. It measures 11 1/2 x 7 11/16 inches (29.2 x 19.6 cm).
The piece is classified as a drawing within the Drawings and Prints department of The Metropolitan Museum of Art. It was acquired through The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, in 2002. No information regarding the artwork's culture, provenance, exhibitions, or literature is provided in the catalogue record.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art also holds several other works by Abraham van Diepenbeeck, including "Abraham" (ca. 1408–10), "Saint Cecilia" (n.d.), "The Deluge" (1655), and "Hell" (1655). Additional holdings include "St. Paul Dictating at Ephesus" (17th century) and various design works for epitaphs and title pages from the 17th century.
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