-
1 of 253523 objects
Follower of Pietro da Cortona (Cortona 1596-Rome 1669)
The Sacrifice of Isaac c.1650-80
Blue and grey washes, heightened with white, over black chalk, on grey paper | 28.8 x 19.2 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 904485
Follower of Pietro da Cortona (Cortona 1596-Rome 1669)
The Sacrifice of Isaac c.1650-80
-
A drawing of Abraham with his left hand on his son's head and with a knife in his right hand, raised and held back by the angel. Originally catalogued as an early work by Pietro da Cortona, this seems rather to be by one of his followers; attributed to the Perugian artist Paolo Gismondi by V. Casale, 'Alcune precisazioni sui disegni di Lazzaro Baldi', Prospettiva 33-36, 1983-4, pp. 262-75, p. 272 n.7.
Provenance
Probably acquired by George III in 1762 as part of the collection of Cardinal Alessandro Albani; first recorded in a Royal Collection inventory of c.1800-1820 (Inv. A, p. 113: 'Abraham and Isaac')
-
Creator(s)
Acquirer(s)
-
Medium and techniques
Blue and grey washes, heightened with white, over black chalk, on grey paper
Measurements
28.8 x 19.2 cm (sheet of paper)
Object type(s)
Other number(s)
