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The image shows a group of figures traveling along a path. The horizon is obscured by dense foliage, with two trees in the background. The figures are walking, with one leading a pack donkey carrying wood. The illustration is detailed with fine lines and cross-hatching creating texture and depth. The color palette is primarily black and white, emphasizing the details, light, and shadows in the scene.
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The image shows a group of figures traveling along a path. The horizon is obscured by dense foliage, with two trees in the background. The figures are walking, with one leading a pack donkey carrying wood. The illustration is detailed with fine lines and cross-hatching creating texture and depth. The color palette is primarily black and white, emphasizing the details, light, and shadows in the scene.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Abraham and Isaac on Their Way to Mount Moriah

Peregrino da Cesena

Date
c. 1490/1510
Medium
niello print
Dimensions
sheet (trimmed to plate mark): 5.3 x 4.8 cm (2 1/16 x 1 7/8 in.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
1943.3.6682
Credit line
Rosenwald Collection
Time span
1401 to 1500
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • Old Testament
  • religious
  • Bolognese
  • Abraham
  • Isaac
  • niello print
Provenance

(sale, C.G. Boerner, Leipzig, May 7-9, 1928, no. 784); purchased by Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891-1979], Jenkintown, PA (Lugt 1760b), 1928; gift to NGA, 1943.

NGA object ID 9476. 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.