Sacrifice of Abraham

Etienne Delaune

Associated Names
Etienne Delaune

Artist, French, 1518/1519 - 1583

This is a drawing depicting two figures on a stepped platform. One figure holds a torch and the other holds a bundle of sticks. On top of the platform is a decorative object emitting smoke. Below are two winged serpent-like creatures with human heads, animals, and a figure with a hat holding the reins of a horse. The drawing features ornate swirling lines and plant motifs.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 6.3 × 8.2 cm (2 1/2 × 3 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.3389

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Robert-Dumesnil, no. 432

  • Series Title

    Old Testament Subjects [R.D. 428-433]

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1967

  • Robert-Dumesnil, A.P.F. Le peintre-graveur francais, ou catalogue raisonne des estampes gravees par les peintres et les dessinateurs de l'ecole francaise, ouvrage faisant suite au peintre-graveur de M. Bartsch. Reprint (11 vols. in 6). Paris: F. deNobe

Wikidata ID

Q64955782

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