The Sacrifice of Abraham

The Sacrifice of Abraham

Title

The Sacrifice of Abraham

[CDA 2011]

Painting on limewood (Tilia sp.)

Medium

Painting on limewood (Tilia sp.)

[Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen, revised 2011]
[Exhib. Cat. Munich 2011, 139, no. 4557]

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]
[Exhib. Cat. Munich 2011, 139, No. 4557]

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/

Provenance

  • 1637 recorded in Schleißheim palace
    [Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen, revised 2011]
    [Exhib. Cat. Munich 2011, 139, no. 4557]

Exhibitions

2011 Munich, Cat. no. 12

Literature

Reference on page Catalogue Number Figure / Plate
Exhib. Cat. Munich 2011 74-75, 139 Nos. 12, 4557 Fig. p. 75
AuthorMartin Schawe
EditorBayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen
TitleCranach in Bayern
Place of PublicationMunich
Year of Publication2011
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Heydenreich 1998 A 184
AuthorGunnar Heydenreich
TitleHerstellung, Grundierung und Rahmung der Holzbildträger in den Werkstätten Lucas Cranachs d.Ä.
Publicationin Ingo Sandner, Wartburg-Stiftung Eisenach and Fachhochschule Köln, eds., Unsichtbare Meisterzeichnungen auf dem Malgrund. Cranach und seine Zeitgenossen, Exhib. Cat. Eisenach
Place of PublicationRegensburg
Year of Publication1998
Pages181-200
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Friedländer, Rosenberg 1979 111 No. 208 Fig. 208
AuthorMax J. Friedländer, Jakob Rosenberg
EditorG. Schwartz
TitleDie Gemälde von Lucas Cranach
Place of PublicationBasel, Boston, Stuttgart
Year of Publication1979
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  • The Sacrifice of Abraham, 1530

Images

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Technical studies

06. 2010Technical examination / Scientific analysis

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Underdrawing

DESCRIPTION

Tools/Materials:

- fluid, black medium and brush

Type/Ductus:

- freehand underdrawing

- thin lines

Function:

- relatively binding for the final painted version; lines delineate contours and describe essential details and the facial features; no representation of volume

Deviations:

- minor alterations made during the painting process to clearly define form; changes (the head and torso of Isaac have been shifted further down)

INTERPRETATION

Attribution:

- Lucas Cranach the Elder

[Smith, Sandner, Heydeneich, cda 2013]

  • photographed by BStGS Doerner Institut

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