Sacrifice of Isaac

Andreas Altomonte, after David Teniers the Younger

Associated Names
Andreas Altomonte

Artist, Austrian, 1699 - 1780

David Teniers the Younger

Artist After, Flemish, 1610 - 1690

The image shows two figures: an older man and a young boy. The man, with a long beard and possibly a bald head, is kneeling on the ground, guiding the boy who stands in front of him. They both wear textured historic or biblical garments, with the man's featuring fur accents and the boy's having a looser fit. In front of them is a stone altar with a sacrificed ram on it, emitting smoke. Burning wood surrounds the altar. In the background, a bare-branched tree looms overhead, and in the distance, a rural landscape with a building and several smaller figures is visible. The ground is covered in grass, with tools like scissors and sticks placed nearby.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Gift of the Estate of Leo Steinberg

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 22.8 x 16.4 cm (9 x 6 7/16 in.)
    plate: 22.7 x 16.1 cm (8 15/16 x 6 5/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2011.139.106


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Leo Steinberg [1920-2011], New York; gift to NGA 2011.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower margin in plate: ALT. 50, LAT: 38 unc/ DAVID TENIERS, Pinx: An 1653,/ Cum Privileo, S.C.M. ANDRE ALTOMONTE, INg: rs [superscript] Del: et Inci:

Wikidata ID

Q76559295

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