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Abraham's Sacrifice

Style of: Egid Quirin Asam (German, 1692–1750)
about 1740
Object Place: Europe, Munich, Germany

Medium/Technique Metal; bronze
Dimensions 12.7 cm (5 in.)
Credit Line William E. Nickerson Fund, No. 2
Accession Number57.700
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsSculpture

DescriptionBronze, fire gilt. Three figures in full round on rough round base, deeply cut drapery. The wings of the angels, being modern additions, have been removed.
ProvenanceBy 1957, Dr. Wolfgang Hofstatter, Galerie St. Christoph, Vienna; 1957, sold by the Galerie St. Christoph to the MFA for $560. (Accession Date: November 14, 1957)