COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
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The AMICA Library
Collection
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AMICA ID:
CMA_.1937.577
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CMA_.1937.577
AMICA ID
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AMICA Library Year:
1998
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1998
AMICA Library Year
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Object Type:
Paintings
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Paintings
Object Type
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Creator Name:
Sarto, Andrea del
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Sarto, Andrea del
Creator Name
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Creator Nationality:
Italian
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Italian
Creator Nationality
false
Creator Role:
artist
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artist
Creator Role
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Creator Dates/Places:
1486 - 1530
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1486 - 1530
Creator Dates/Places
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Gender:
M
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M
Gender
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Creator Name-CRT:
Andrea del Sarto
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Andrea del Sarto
Creator Name-CRT
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Title:
The Sacrifice of Isaac
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The Sacrifice of Isaac
Title
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Title Type:
Primary
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Primary
Title Type
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View:
Full View
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Full View
View
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Creation Date:
c. 1527
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c. 1527
Creation Date
false
Creation Start Date:
1525
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1525
Creation Start Date
false
Creation End Date:
1529
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1529
Creation End Date
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Materials and Techniques:
oil on wood
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oil on wood
Materials and Techniques
false
Dimensions:
Unframed: 178cm x 138cm
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Unframed: 178cm x 138cm
Dimensions
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AMICA Contributor:
The Cleveland Museum of Art
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The Cleveland Museum of Art
AMICA Contributor
false
Owner Location:
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Owner Location
false
ID Number:
1937.577
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1937.577
ID Number
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Credit Line:
Delia E. Holden and L. E. Holden Funds
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Delia E. Holden and L. E. Holden Funds
Credit Line
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Rights:
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<a href="http://www.clemusart.com/museum/disclaim2.html"target="_new">http://www.clemusart.com/museum/disclaim2.html</a>
Rights
false
Context:
As told in Genesis (22:1-14), God tested Abraham's faith by commanding him to sacrifice his only son, Isaac. Abraham prepared to comply, but God sent an angel to stop him. Andrea del Sarto's composition depicts the dramatic moment when the angel appearsto Abraham. In the background at the left is the ram that was sacrificed instead.The picture's unfinished state provides valuable insight into the artist's painting technique. Underdrawing, freely sketched into the gesso (a chalky material applied to givethe panel a smooth surface), is evident throughout the picture, especially at the far right in the figures, drapery and donkey. Also evident are pentimenti (underlying images), which show that the artist removed a third tree at the left and attempted toreposition the angel. Scholars have suggested that the artist never completed this picture because he was unable to resolve the placement of the angel.Cut this if there's not enough room:Two later versions by the artist exist: a smaller painting in the Prado, Madrid, and a larger one in the Gemaldegalerie, Dresden.
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As told in Genesis (22:1-14), God tested Abraham's faith by commanding him to sacrifice his only son, Isaac. Abraham prepared to comply, but God sent an angel to stop him. Andrea del Sarto's composition depicts the dramatic moment when the angel appearsto Abraham. In the background at the left is the ram that was sacrificed instead.The picture's unfinished state provides valuable insight into the artist's painting technique. Underdrawing, freely sketched into the gesso (a chalky material applied to givethe panel a smooth surface), is evident throughout the picture, especially at the far right in the figures, drapery and donkey. Also evident are pentimenti (underlying images), which show that the artist removed a third tree at the left and attempted toreposition the angel. Scholars have suggested that the artist never completed this picture because he was unable to resolve the placement of the angel.Cut this if there's not enough room:Two later versions by the artist exist: a smaller painting in the Prado, Madrid, and a larger one in the Gemaldegalerie, Dresden.
Context
false
Related Image Identifier Link:
CMA_.1937.577.tif
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CMA_.1937.577.tif
Related Image Identifier Link
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