Antique Sacrifice

1752

Bernhard Rode

Associated Names
Bernhard Rode

Artist, German, 1725 - 1797

This is a drawing of a group of figures surrounding an altar inside a large tent. The scene is in monochrome, using shading and line work to create depth and texture. The figures, dressed in robes, seem to be engaged in a ritual. Some figures hold objects like a torch or vessels. The interior of the tent is draped and embellished with garlands, adding to the atmosphere. The drawing conveys a sense of worship, tradition, and perhaps an invocation of higher powers.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Alessandra Manning Dolnier

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 20.96 × 14.92 cm (8 1/4 × 5 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2018.113.59

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Jacobs 1989, undescribed

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Probably William E. Suida [1]; by descent Robert and Bertina Suida Manning, Forest Hills, NY; by descent Alessandra Manning and Kurt Dolnier, Watertown, CT, 1996; Gift to NGA, 2018
[1] per Alessandra Manning Dolnier

Associated Names

Bibliography

1989

  • Jacobs, Renate. Das graphische Werk Bernhard Rodes (1725 - 1797). Münster, 1989: undescribed.

Inscriptions

lower left in plate: C. B. Rode f. Berlin 1752.; lower right verso by later hand in graphite: 21

Wikidata ID

Q77260979

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