Rembrandt

Abraham's Sacrifice



Rembrandt - Abraham's Sacrifice

Literature

HdG 866
Otto Benesch, The drawings of Rembrandt, London, 1954, cat. no. 90

Marcus Dekiert, Rembrandt, München, 2004, fig. 28


Iconclass

71C131311 When Abraham has his hand raised to kill Isaac, an angel restrains Abraham's hand

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Rembrandt
Abraham's Sacrifice
194 x 146 mm
Red and black chalk, wash in indian ink, heightened with white
British Museum, London