Photographs

Sacrifice of Abraham

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Type: Photographs(Opens in new tab)
Date: ca. 1873
Accession number: 2000.5.2493
Makers: Morris and Company(Opens in new tab) (British, 1861–1940); Unknown, British(Opens in new tab) (British)
Designer: Edward Burne-Jones(Opens in new tab) (British, 1833–1898)
Dimensions: 7 1/16 x 5 13/16 in. (17.9 x 14.8 cm.) mount: 11 1/4 x 7 1/4 in. (28.6 x 18.4 cm.)
Medium: photograph
Description: Isaac kneeling with hands tied behind his back on piled logs. Abraham stands next to him with one arm around Isaac's neck and the other holding a curved knife raised to strike. At right, an angel flies and grabs the knife to stop Abraham.
Credit: The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens
Department: European Art
Find out more: View in the Art Museum catalog(Opens in new tab)

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