Johann Liss
Cupid (Amor)
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Classic masters
The Sacrifice of Isaac
Andrea del Sarto, 1527
A father raises the knife, and an angel halts him at the last moment. Faith, fear and relief all show in the faces and bodies of Abraham and Isaac.
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About this artwork
This painting shows the Old Testament story from Genesis in which Abraham, on God's command, agrees to sacrifice his son Isaac. As he lifts the knife, an angel appears to stop him. Andrea del Sarto gives father and son a rich range of feeling, from grief and resignation to fear and sudden realisation. Their poses draw on ancient sculpture and Michelangelo. Painted in oil on wood in Florence around 1527, the work was left unfinished, so we can see how he built it up. He transferred a drawing to the panel, strengthened the chalk lines with paint (look at the donkey on the right), then worked thin, brushy layers of colour across the whole surface, changing the composition as he went.
On your wall: Its serious subject and dramatic figures suit a study, library or dining room, and bring a thoughtful presence to traditional or calmly furnished interiors.
- Title
- The Sacrifice of Isaac
- Artist
- Andrea del Sarto
- Year
- 1527
- Style
- Classic masters
- Shape
- Portrait
Public domain (CC0). Image courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art.
Text based on Cleveland Museum of Art (CC0).
About Andrea del Sarto
Andrea del Sarto was a Florentine painter whose career flourished during the High Renaissance and early Mannerism. He was admired as a fresco decorator, an altarpiece painter, a portraitist, a draughtsman and a colourist. In his lifetime he was highly regarded as an artist who worked 'without errors', though later fame favoured Leonardo, Michelangelo and Raphael.
Based on Wikipedia.
Canvas and printing
Printed on canvas and stretched over a 2 cm FSC-certified wooden frame, with the image wrapping around the edges. Framed versions sit in a wooden floater frame in black, natural or dark wood.
Delivery and returns
Every canvas is printed to order by our partner in Germany: framed canvases arrive in 6–11 working days, unframed ones in 7–12 working days. Delivery is free in Switzerland on orders from CHF 99. We also deliver to the USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore and many more countries, printed close to you where possible. You can return an undamaged canvas within 14 days. See delivery and returns.
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