1520
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Dominant colour
Abraham's Sacrifice is a 1520 by Albrecht Altdorfer, a Renaissance work, depicting Engraving Proces, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
A knife glints in the air above a boy on rough ground. An old man raises it, eyes closed tight. A ram stands trapped in thorny brush nearby. Altdorfer shows this Bible story in a thick, dark forest. The trees loom like silent witnesses. The boy’s small body curls away but his face stays calm. Look at how the light hits the knife blade. See how the shadows swallow everything else. The Cleveland Museum of Art
Albrecht Altdorfer (c. 1480 – 12 February 1538) was a German painter, engraver and architect of the Renaissance working in Regensburg. Along with Lucas Cranach the Elder and Wolf Huber he is regarded to be the main…
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