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04 CATACOMBS OF PRISCILLA SACRIFICE OF ISAAC.jpg
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Title / Description: 04 Catacombs of Priscilla, Sacrifice of Isaac
Location / Provenance: Rome, Italy
Object Location: Rome, Italy
Commentary: This fresco from the Catacombs of Priscilla shows the sacrifice of Isaac (Genesis 22); the figure in the center of the fresco is Abraham. This story became a popular subject of Christian art during the 3rd century CE.
Bibliography:
Leonard V. Rutgers, Subterranean Rome : in search of the roots of Christianity in the catacombs of the eternal city (Leuven : Peeters, c2000)
Author of Commentary: Adam Mendelson
Source: Harold Attridge slide collection.
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