About the creation
Sacrifice of Isaac
Artist name: Lievens Jan
Abraham bends over his son, the knife in his raised arm. He is stopped by a winged angel, who points heavenward with one hand and toward the ram with his other. Isaac is portrayed as a small terrified child, nearly naked, who lies before the burning altar and reaches out, begging to be saved.
Source: Genesis 22
Technique: Oil on canvas
Location: Collection Joseph and Lieve Guttmann, New York
Date: 1635
Dimensions: 174.3 x 234.4
