Detail View: The AMICA Library: The Sacrifice of Isaac
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AMICA ID:
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CMA_.1937.577
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AMICA Library Year:
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1998
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Object Type:
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Paintings
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Creator Name:
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Sarto, Andrea del
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Creator Nationality:
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Italian
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Creator Role:
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artist
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Creator Dates/Places:
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1486 - 1530
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Gender:
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M
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Creator Name-CRT:
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Andrea del Sarto
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Title:
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The Sacrifice of Isaac
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Title Type:
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Primary
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View:
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Full View
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Creation Date:
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c. 1527
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Creation Start Date:
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1525
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Creation End Date:
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1529
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Materials and Techniques:
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oil on wood
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Dimensions:
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Unframed: 178cm x 138cm
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AMICA Contributor:
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The Cleveland Museum of Art
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Owner Location:
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Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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ID Number:
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1937.577
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Credit Line:
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Delia E. Holden and L. E. Holden Funds
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Rights:
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Context:
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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.
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Related Image Identifier Link:
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CMA_.1937.577.tif
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