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
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Titian
RKD
VIAF
Wikidata
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Jacobus van Campen
RKD
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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 |
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| Keywords Iconclass |
11G
angels
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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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