John Alexander (active 1715-52)
The Sacrifice of Abraham [from the Stanza di Eliodoro] dated 1718
Engraving with etching | 28.4 x 47.3 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 852753
![The Sacrifice of Abraham [from the Stanza di Eliodoro]](https://col.rct.uk/sites/default/files/styles/rctr-scale-1300-500/public/collection-online/b/1/759720-1527589389.jpg?itok=_u6bXdRQ "The Sacrifice of Abraham [from the Stanza di Eliodoro]")
-
A print reproducing one of the four paintings on the ceiling of the Stanza di Eliodoro in the Vatican. Dated and lettered with artists' names. Bible quote along the lower margin (Genesis 22, XII).
The scene reproduced in this print shows the Bible story of The Sacrifice of Abraham; it is painted above the wall-painting of The Mass at Bolsena.Provenance
Added to the Prince Consort's Raphael Collection (c.1853-76)
-
Creator(s)
-
Medium and techniques
Engraving with etching
Measurements
28.4 x 47.3 cm (sheet of paper)
27.5 x 46.5 cm (platemark)
Category
Object type(s)
Other number(s)
Bibliographic reference(s)
Raphael Invenit 1985 : G. Bernini Pezzini et al., Raphael Invenit. Stampe di Raffaello nelle Collezioni dell'Istituto Nazionale per la Grafica, Rome, 1985 p.51, no.5 (entry by Grazia Bernini Pezzini)
Alternative title(s)
Nunc cognovi quod times Deum. Gen: Cap: 22: Ver: 12.
