Abraham's Sacrifice

in or after 1520

Albrecht Altdorfer

Associated Names
Albrecht Altdorfer

Artist, German, 1480 or before - 1538

This is a drawing of two figures and a supernatural being. One figure holds a sword and the other kneels before a flaming altar. An angelic figure with wings appears above them, reaching out towards the figures. The background shows rolling hills and clouds. The artwork features detailed line work and contrasts of light and shadow.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    block: 12 × 9.4 cm (4 3/4 × 3 11/16 in.)
    sheet: 13 × 10.4 cm (5 1/8 × 4 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.367

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. w. 41

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Friedrich August II, King of Saxony [1797-1854], Dresden (Lugt 971). purchased by Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891-1979], Jenkintown, PA , 1928; gift to NGA, 1943.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1963

  • Winzinger, Franz. Albrecht Altdorfer, Graphik: Holzschnitte, Kupferstiche, Radierungen. Munich: R.Piper and Co., 1963, no. 91.

1996

  • The New Hollstein German Engravings, Etchings and Woodcuts, 1400-1700. (Albrecht Aldorfer, Ursula Mielke, author). Rotterdam: Sound & Vision Interactive, 1996-, no. w. 41.

Wikidata ID

Q64952499

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