Sacrifice in a Temple (after Elsheimer)

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Maker


1577-1640
After

1578-1610

Title

Sacrifice in a Temple (after Elsheimer)

Date of Production

1620 - 1625

Medium

oil on panel

Dimensions

Height: 47.8 cm (panel)
Width: 60.9 cm (panel)

Object Number

P.1978.PG.371

Mode of Acquisition

Count Antoine Seilern, bequest, 1978

Credit

Courtauld Gallery, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)

Location

Not currently on display

Keywords

Label Text

Rubens based this painting on a drawing by the German painter Adam Elsheimer. Rubens was a friend of Elsheimer, who was celebrated for his night scenes.
This scene is set in a classical temple, where a sacrifice is being made to the Roman gods of love and war. Rubens infuses the action with further drama through the light glowing from the centre of the picture. This highlights the crowd’s animated faces, and emphasises the sense of spectacle.

Provenance

Princes Gate Bequest 1978

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