Offer van Gideon 1640 - 1644

"Offer van Gideon" (1640-1644), an etching by Ferdinand Bol, depicts the biblical story of Gideon's sacrifice. The artwork, housed in the Rijksmuseum, shows Gideon offering a young animal to an angel in a wooded setting, highlighting the dramatic chiaroscuro typical of Dutch Golden Age art. The detailed rendering of the figures and the surrounding landscape, along with the strong sense of light and shadow, create a powerful and evocative scene.