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The Sacrifice of Isaac
Francesco Guardi1750s
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States
This series of paintings primarily tells the Old Testament story of Abraham and Isaac, and each of the canvases depicts the interaction of humans and angels. In three works, angels appear to Abraham, and in one particularly dramatic canvas, an angel intercepts Abraham before he sacrifices his own son. Like another work in this series, Tobias and the Angels, the Sacrifice of Isaac is a narrative about fathers and sons as well as obedience inspired by faith.
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- Title: The Sacrifice of Isaac
- Creator: Francesco Guardi (Italian, 1712-1793)
- Date Created: 1750s
- Physical Dimensions: Framed: 71 x 90.5 x 5.5 cm (27 15/16 x 35 5/8 x 2 3/16 in.); Unframed: 56.5 x 75.5 cm (22 1/4 x 29 3/4 in.)
- Type: Painting
- Rights: CC0
- External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1952.235.1
- Medium: oil on canvas
- Department: European Painting and Sculpture
- Culture: Italy, 18th century
- Credit Line: Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund
- Collection: P - Italian 18th Century
- Accession Number: 1952.235.1
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