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Abraham And Isaac - After Van Rijn Rembrandt
Abraham and Isaac
Abraham And Isaac - After Van Rijn Rembrandt
Abraham And Isaac - After Van Rijn Rembrandt

Abraham and Isaac

Artist (Leiden, Netherlands, 1606 - 1669)
Date1645
Mediumetching on paper
ClassificationsPrints
DimensionsPlate Size: Height: 18 cm, Width: 13.1 cm
Frame: Height: 34 cm, Width: 28.8 cm
AcquisitionPurchased in 1919.
CopyrightOut of copyright - CC0
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDAG006819
About MeRembrandt's prints seldom reproduce his own work in painting. Although he did later paint this subject, the composition is entirely different. The etching illustrates the most emotionally charged moment of the Old Testament story, when Abraham tells his son that God has ordered his sacrifice.

Rembrandt has arranged the composition around the pivotal gesture of the father, who points to God with his upraised finger.
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This shows the moment, described in Jewish, Christian and Muslim writings, when Abraham tells his son Isaac that God has ordered his sacrifice.