Cranach illustrates the sacrifice of Abraham in the top left corner. Isaac kneels in profile at the altar with his face directed towards the viewer. In the foreground there are two servants and a donkey. Two deer stand on the left side of the panel. Travellers on their way to
Cranach illustrates the sacrifice of Abraham in the top left corner. Isaac kneels in profile at the altar with his face directed towards the viewer. In the foreground there are two servants and a donkey. Two deer stand on the left side of the panel. Travellers on their way to the sacrificial site are depicted in the background on the right.
- Attribution
- Lucas Cranach the Elder
Attribution
Lucas Cranach the Elder | [Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen, revised 2011] |
- Production date
- 1530
Production date
1530 | [dated] |
- Dimensions
- Dimensions of support: 83.5 x 116.7 cm
Dimensions
Dimensions of support: 83.5 x 116.7 cm
[Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen, revised 2011]
[Exhib. Cat. Munich 2011, 139, no. 4557]
- Signature / Dating
Artist's insignia, left on the rocky outcrop: winged serpent and dated '1530'
Signature / Dating
Artist's insignia, left on the rocky outcrop: winged serpent and dated '1530'
[Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen, revised 2010]
- Owner
- Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen
- Repository
- Staatsgalerie in der Neuen Residenz Bamberg
- Location
- Bamberg
- CDA ID
- DE_BStGS_4557
- FR (1978) Nr.
- FR208
- Persistent Link
- https://lucascranach.org/en/DE_BStGS_4557/