Abraham's Sacrifice

in or after 1520

Albrecht Altdorfer

Associated Names
Albrecht Altdorfer

Artist, German, 1480 or before - 1538

This is a drawing of figures and a burning altar. The image depicts a scene showing a figure with a sword on his back standing next to a kneeling figure near an altar. An angelic figure emerges from swirling clouds above them, reaching out with one hand. The setting shows rolling hills, a village, and a dense wooded area. There are substantial curvilinear lines in the clouds and the angel's garments. The drawing has high contrast between the ink lines and the lighter background.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Gebel

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to block): 12.1 × 9.6 cm (4 3/4 × 3 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1974.112.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. w. 41

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

George M. La Monte [1863-1927], Bound Brook, NJ (Lugt 1181c). Paul Gebel, Arlington, VA; gift to NGA, 1974.

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

Q65564450

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