The Sacrifice of Isaac

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Object Details

Probably
Gaetano Monti, Italian, ca. 1750–1824
Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Abraham is shown being stopped by a flying angel as he is about to sacrifice Isaac. Rays of light shine upon the figures. Verso: sketches of Abraham and the angel.
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Grafton H. Pyne
1800–1824
Accession Number
1948-118-57
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Type
religion
Object Name
Drawing
Type
Drawing
Medium
Pen and brown ink, graphite on cream paper
Dimensions
10.5 × 9.1 cm (4 1/8 × 3 9/16 in.)
made in
Italy
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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Record ID
chndm_1948-118-57
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq42d4c2849-5409-49df-9bba-d2e7b93fb1c9
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