St. Paul Dictating at Ephesus

Abraham van Diepenbeeck's drawing, "St. Paul Dictating at Ephesus," is executed in pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, over black chalk. Dating from the 17th century, the artwork measures 22 x 17.4 cm (8 11/16 x 6 7/8 in.) and is classified under Drawings. It was acquired by The Metropolitan Museum of Art in 1981 through the Howard J. and Saretta Barnet Gift.

Abraham van Diepenbeeck (1596-1675) was a painter. The catalogue record for "St. Paul Dictating at Ephesus" does not include information regarding its culture, provenance, exhibitions, or literature.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art holds several other works by Abraham van Diepenbeeck, including "Abraham" (circa 1408–10), "The Deluge" (1655), and "Design for the Epitaph of the 't Seraets-Van Etten family" (circa 1650–75). Other holdings by the artist at the institution include "Saint Cecilia," "Hell" (1655), "Design for a Title Page" (17th century), "Design for an Epitaph with a Variant, flanked by Terms and surmounted by statues of Cherubs" (17th century), and "An Allegory of the Triumph over Heresy, with St. Domenic to the Fore" (1650–60).