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The Sacrifice of Isaac

Giovanni Battista Gaulli, c. 1685–1690

National Galleries Scotland: National, Edinburgh

The drawing is a preliminary study for a painting held in Atlanta, Georgia. The sheet varies in several respects from the picture, the figures of Isaac and the angel being notably altered. The foreshortened angel casts a dramatic shadow over the impending sacrifice - a baroque element at odds with the rather more subdued tone of the finished picture.

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Title of artwork, date

The Sacrifice of Isaac, c. 1685–1690

Date supported

1992

Medium and material

Chalk, pen, ink, wash & white on paper

Dimensions

32 x 23 cm

Grant

11175

Total cost

111750

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