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This is a drawing featuring an angel, a man with a sword, and a kneeling figure near an altar. The image captures a moment of tension among the figures. The composition includes intricate line work conveying details such as fabric texture and swirling clouds around the angel. The man stands with his back to the viewer, holding a sword, while the kneeling figure is near an altar with wood arranged on it. The angel is positioned in the top left. The background shows a pastoral landscape with rolling hills under a cloud-streaked sky.
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This is a drawing featuring an angel, a man with a sword, and a kneeling figure near an altar. The image captures a moment of tension among the figures. The composition includes intricate line work conveying details such as fabric texture and swirling clouds around the angel. The man stands with his back to the viewer, holding a sword, while the kneeling figure is near an altar with wood arranged on it. The angel is positioned in the top left. The background shows a pastoral landscape with rolling hills under a cloud-streaked sky.

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): 12.2 × 9.5 cm (4 13/16 × 3 3/4 in.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
1941.1.101
Credit line
Gift of W.G. Russell Allen
Time span
1501 to 1550
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • Angel
  • Male figure
  • Danube
  • Fire
  • Sword
  • Smoke
Provenance

W.G. Russell Allen [1882-1955], Boston; gift to the NGA, 1941.

NGA object ID 679. 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.