Abraham's Sacrifice of Isaac, from Landscapes with Old and New Testament Scenes and Hunting Scenes

Prints and Drawings

1584

Adriaen Collaert (Flemish, c. 1560–1618)
after Hans Bol (Flemish, 1534–1593)
published by Anna van Hoeswinckel (Flemish)

Remarkable in its delicacy of execution, Hans Bol’s design for the print of the same subject exceeded the needs of the collaborating printmaker. In addition to the clearly articulated compositional elements, Bol introduced a differentiated color scheme. Tones of brown wash add volume to the animals in the ornamental frame while a gray-scale dominates the central scene. This use of color did not translate to the single-ink color of the related engraving, suggesting that Bol made his preparatory drawing to fulfill his artistic ideals as draftsman, regardless of practical function.

Status: Currently Off View
Department: Prints and Drawings

Artist: Adriaen Collaert
Title: Abraham's Sacrifice of Isaac, from Landscapes with Old and New Testament Scenes and Hunting Scenes
Place: Flanders (Artist's nationality)
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Medium: Engraving in black on cream laid paper, laid down on cream laid paper
Dimensions: Image/primary support, trimmed within platemark: 14.3 × 20.8 cm (5 11/16 × 8 1/4 in.); Secondary support: 17.4 × 23.8 cm (6 7/8 × 9 3/8 in.)
Credit Line: The Amanda S. Johnson and Marion J. Livingston Fund
Reference Number: 2015.348.6
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The Art Institute of Chicago, “Rubens, Rembrandt, and Drawing in the Golden Age”, September 28, 2019 - January 5, 2020, pp. 201, 202 (ill.), cat. by Victoria Sancho Lobis, et. al.

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