Elijah's Sacrifice — Albert Joseph Moore

DETAILS

Artist: Albert Joseph Moore
Date: 1863
Location: Bury Art Museum

ART MOVEMENTS

AUDIO DEEP DIVE

Stand in front of it and listen

The full narration walks you through Elijah's Sacrifice — the story behind it, the details most visitors miss, and why it matters. Free in the Art Whisper app.

Get the free app

0:00Preview · 0:30Free preview · 0:30 Hear the full story in the app

THE ARTIST

Albert Joseph Moore

1841–1893 · United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

Victorian painter who draped classical beauties in diaphanous silks and named his works only after finishing them.

Read Moore’s full story

EXPLORE THE MOVEMENT

More from Aestheticism

See the movement →

Beata Beatrix Rossetti · 1877 · Birmingham Museums Trust

Hagar and Ishmael, from "Dalziels' Bible Gallery" Solomon · 1863 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Fear Redon · 1866 · Cleveland Museum of Art

KEEP EXPLORING

More works to explore

Beyond Moore and Aestheticism: works from the same years.

Same era · 1840s–1870s The Backgammon Players Philip Webb · 1861 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Same era · 1840s–1870s Barks Fleeing Before the Storm Léon-Victor Dupré · 1870 · Art Institute of Chicago

Same era · 1840s–1870s Paris Street; Rainy Day Kawabata Gyokushō · 1877 · Art Institute of Chicago

Same era · 1840s–1870s Alfred Sisley Pierre-Auguste Renoir · 1864 · Foundation E.G. Bührle Collection

Same era · 1840s–1870s A Sketch Mariano Fortuny Marsal · 1862 · Hispanic Society of America

Same era · 1840s–1870s Fish (Still Life) Édouard Manet · 1864 · Art Institute of Chicago

Same era · 1840s–1870s Mount Madison from the Androscoggin River William Hart · 1862

Same era · 1840s–1870s Peasants Bringing Home a Calf Born in the Fields Jean-François Millet · 1864 · Art Institute of Chicago