The Rape of Tamar, probably ca. 1640, Oil on canvas, 74 1/2 x 63 1/2 in. (189. 2 x 161. 3 cm), Paintings, Eustache Le Sueur (French, Paris 1616?1655 Paris), The painting represents Tamar being raped by her brother, Amnon. According to II Samuel 13:1?22, Amnon, a son of David, fell in love with his sister Tamar, and with a friend conceived of a ruse whereby he feigned illness and requested his sister attend him