Abraham caressing Isaac – Historic Reproduction
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(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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A window into the past: Abraham caressing Isaac, preserved in this historic print. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Abraham caressing Isaac
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Rembrandt's etching of Abraham holding his son Isaac in a close embrace is a small, intimate study of a scene from Genesis 22, where Abraham is told to sacrifice Isaac. Here the moment is quiet and tender, with the father's arms around the boy rather than the knife or the altar that other artists emphasized. The record dates the print to about 1638, a period when Rembrandt was producing many etchings of biblical subjects, working the copper plate with a needle to build fine lines and shading. This is a first state impression, so collectors comparing it with later printings can look for changes Rembrandt made to the plate.
| Created / published | [1638?] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : etching. |
| Subjects | Etching by Rembrandt Harenszoon van Rijn, 1606-1669. Bjorklund, 37-2 (1st state). Hubbard Collection. Ref. copy may be in Biog. file - Abraham. This record contains unverified data from caption card. Caption card tracings: B.I.; Bible--Old Testament; Family groups; Art Works. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,197 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-156237 |
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