Die Opferung Isaacs (The Sacrifice of Isaac)

1920

Lovis Corinth after Rembrandt van Rijn

Associated Names
Lovis Corinth

Artist, German, 1858 - 1925

Rembrandt van Rijn

Artist After, Dutch, 1606 - 1669

This is a painting featuring figures in a chaotic setting. The image contains dark, swirling lines and forms. The central focus is a scene with multiple interconnected figures within a densely textured environment. The use of lines and shading creates depth and complexity in the composition with a dramatic intensity. This is in the style of Francisco Goya.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    drypoint in black on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of the Marcy Family in memory of Sigbert H. Marcy

  • Dimensions

    plate: 31.5 x 25.2 cm (12 3/8 x 9 15/16 in.)
    sheet: 43.2 x 30.2 cm (17 x 11 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1991.243.15

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Schwarz 1922, no. 391, ii/ii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Sigbert Marzynski (Marcy); Dr. Toni G. Marcy, Los Angeles, California; acquired 1991 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1993

  • Lovis Corinth, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1993-1994, no. 26.

Bibliography

1922

  • Schwarz, Karl. _Das graphische Werk von Lovis Corinth. _Berlin, Germany: Fritz Gurlitt, 1922, no. 391, ii/ii.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: Probedruck; lower right in graphite: Lovis Corinth; lower left edge in graphite by unknown hand: Schw. 391

Wikidata ID

Q75118005

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