Da Donnern Sie Sanftmut und Duldung Aus Ihren Wolken Und Bringen Dem Gott Der Liebe Menschenopfer (They thunder forth from their clouds about gentleness and forbearance, while they sacrifice human victims to the God of love)

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Name/Title

Da Donnern Sie Sanftmut und Duldung Aus Ihren Wolken Und Bringen Dem Gott Der Liebe Menschenopfer (They thunder forth from their clouds about gentleness and forbearance, while they sacrifice human victims to the God of love)

Entry/Object ID

Akeley Archive 267

Description

“They thunder forth from their clouds about gentleness and forbearance, while they sacrifice human victims to the God of love.” (Act II, scene 3), from Die Rauber

Type of Print

Lithograph

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

George Grosz

Role

Artist

Manufacturer

Malik-Verlag

Date made

circa 1922

Place

* Untyped Place

Germany

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Signature

Location

Print front, bottom right

Transcription

Grosz

Material/Technique

In Artist's Hand

Type

Inscription

Location

print front, bottom left

Transcription

Da donnern sie Sanftmut u. Duldung aus ihren Wolken und bringen dem Gott der Liebe Menschenopfer Rauber II Akt 3 Szene

Language

German

Translation

“They thunder forth from their clouds about gentleness and forbearance, while they sacrifice human victims to the God of love.” Rauber Act II Scene 3

Material/Technique

Written, Printed

Type

Inscription

Location

print front, bottom left

Transcription

7.

Material/Technique

Written

Dimensions

Height

24-3/4 in

Width

18-1/4 in

Web Links and URLs

Print at the Art Institute of Chicago

Provenance

Notes

Professors Edward Akeley (1894-1984) and Anna Akeley (1904-2004), West Lafayette, Indiana; donated to Purdue University Archives; transferred to Purdue University Galleries.