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Abraham's Sacrifice

Albrecht Altdorfer

Cleveland Museum of Art

Black and white image of a man holding a large knife and a severed head, with another man kneeling next to him. The standing man wears a hat, a shirt, and shorts. He faces away from the viewer, looking up at an angel flying in the sky. The kneeling man is shirtless, with a cloth wrapped around his waist. He looks up at the standing man. A large fire burns on the right side. In the background, a landscape with clouds, a body of water, and trees is visible. A bowl and an axe lie on the ground in the foreground.

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710 × 893 px
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