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Sacrifice of Isaac
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Sacrifice of Isaac

anonymous · 1579 · engraving; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Abraham raises his sword to sacrifice his son Isaac, but an angel stops him. On the left, a ram is entangled in the bushes, which will be sacrificed in Isaac's place. On the right in the landscape, the abandoned donkey and the servants. Below the representation, an explanatory text in Latin. Print is part of an album.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineOffer van Isaak. 1579. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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