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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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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.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Abraham's Sacrifice

Albrecht Altdorfer

Date
in or after 1520
Medium
woodcut on laid paper
Dimensions
sheet (trimmed to block): 12.1 × 9.6 cm (4 3/4 × 3 3/4 in.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
1974.112.1
Credit line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Gebel
Time span
1501 to 1550
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • Angel
  • Danube
  • Fire
  • Man
  • Smoke
Provenance

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

NGA object ID 54983. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.