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Abraham and Isaac
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
How do you face the excruciating task of telling your beloved son that he – rather than a lamb – will be sacrificed? This is what is happening here. With one hand on his heart and the other pointing upwards, Abraham relates the cruelly inhuman command God has given him while Isaac listens timidly.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineAbraham and Isaac. 1645. Rembrandt van Rijn. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
