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Sacrifice of Isaac

Andreas Altomonte, after David Teniers the Younger

National Gallery of Art

The image shows two figures: an older man and a young boy. The man, with a long beard and possibly a bald head, is kneeling on the ground, guiding the boy who stands in front of him. They both wear textured historic or biblical garments, with the man's featuring fur accents and the boy's having a looser fit. In front of them is a stone altar with a sacrificed ram on it, emitting smoke. Burning wood surrounds the altar. In the background, a bare-branched tree looms overhead, and in the distance, a rural landscape with a building and several smaller figures is visible. The ground is covered in grass, with tools like scissors and sticks placed nearby.

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Medium
etching
Dimensions
3494 × 4817 px
Public Domain
Yes
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