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)
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
2026.09.267
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
Acquisition
Accession
2026.09
Source or Donor
Purdue University Libraries, Archives and Special Collections
Acquisition Method
Transfer
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
Professors Edward Akeley (1894-1984) and Anna Akeley (1904-2004), West Lafayette, Indiana; donated to Purdue University Archives; transferred to Purdue University Galleries.
Exhibition
The World Is Round: Selections From the Anna Akeley Collection (2025)
