FICHIER: 17 REMBRANDT THE SACRIFICE OF ABRAHAM.jpg

DESCRIPTION: 17 Rembrandt The Sacrifice of Abraham1635Oil on canvas, 193 x 133 cmThe Hermitage, St. Petersburg This is the master's largest painting from the 1630s. Rembrandt arrested the moment when the angel pins Abraham's arm who wants to sacrifice his son to God. The surprised Abraham drops his knife.A second version from 1636 - perhaps the work of a coworker - is in the Alte Pinakothek, Munich. ....Web Gallery Of Art