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The Sacrifice of Isaac, Tobias and the Angel, The Angels Appearing to Abraham, Abraham Welcoming the Three Angels (painting series)

Francesco Guardi1750s

The Cleveland Museum of Art

The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States

This series of paintings predominantly tells the Old Testament story of Abraham and Isaac, and each of the canvases treats 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, Tobias and the Angel, The Angels Appearing to Abraham, Abraham Welcoming the Three Angels (painting series)
  • 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.)
  • Provenance: For individual provenance history for each painting in the series, refer to component records.
  • Type: Painting
  • Rights: CC0
  • External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1952.235
  • 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
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