Sujet

Sacrifice of Isaac, 1668. Creator: Juan Antonio de Frias y Escalante.

Légende

Sacrifice of Isaac, 1668. Biblical scene: God commanded Abraham to offer his son Isaac as a sacrifice, but a messenger from God stops Abraham before he can complete the sacrifice, saying, "now I know you fear God". Abraham sees a ram and sacrifices it instead of Isaac. One of a series of canvases depicting episodes from the Old Testament, painted by Escalante between 1667 and 1668 for the sacristy of the Merced Calzada in Madrid.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Notre référence

HRM26A39_462

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

33.7Mo (5.5Mo) / 41.4cm x 20.4cm / 4884 x 2415 (300dpi)

Mots clés

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