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Abraham's Sacrifice, 1682

  • etching, paper
  • 351 x 302 mm
  • Inv. 2015-JN-2

Public Domain

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Abraham raises his knife to kill his son Isaac, bound and kneeling down on a pile of wood. An angel dissuades Abraham by grabbing his knife in time. On the left is a donkey, on the right a ram. The print is part of a series of 53 prints after paintings by Titian and Veronese.

Artist

Valentin Lefèbvre RKD
Brussels ca. 1637 - Venice 1677
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Titian RKD VIAF Wikidata
Pieve di Cadore 1488 - 1490 - Venice 1576
after

Jacobus van Campen RKD
Venice ca. 1680 - 1700
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Title Abraham's Sacrifice
Date 1682
Period 17th century
Medium and support etching AAT
Collection print room
Object type etching AAT
reproductive prints AAT
Inventory number 2015-JN-2
Acquisition credit unknown
Current whereabouts Work currently not on display
Permalink https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/2015-JN-2
IIIF Manifest https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/9011/manifest.json
Art & Architecture Thesaurus 300055874 religious symbolism AAT
300189808 figures (representations) AAT
Keywords Iconclass 11G angels Iconclass
46C13142 ass, donkey Iconclass
47D8(KNIFE) tools, aids, implements ~ crafts and industries: knife Iconclass
47I2131 ram Iconclass
48(+431) art (+ copy, copying ~ work of art) Iconclass
71 Old Testament Iconclass
71C1 story of Abraham Iconclass
71C131 the sacrifice of Isaac (Genesis 22) Iconclass
71C1313 Abraham picks up the knife to kill Isaac Iconclass
71C131311 when Abraham has his hand raised to kill Isaac, an angel restrains Abraham's hand Iconclass
71C13141 the ram of the sacrifice ~ sacrifice of Isaac Iconclass
71C2 story of Isaac Iconclass
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