Abraham's Sacrifice of Isaac
Il Baciccio (Giovanni Battista Gaulli)
Italian, 1639–1709

Details
Title
Abraham's Sacrifice of Isaac
Artist/Maker
Il Baciccio (Giovanni Battista Gaulli) (Italian, 1639–1709)
Date
ca. 1700
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
63 1/4 x 51 5/8 inches
Credit
Gift of the Samuel H. Kress Foundation
Accession #
58.31
Giovanni Battista Gaulli presented the Old Testament narrative of Abraham sacrificing his only son to God with dynamic theatricality. The heroic figures of Abraham and the angel are clothed in swirling drapery that reflects the artist’s training under Bernini, Rome’s most renowned artist. The painting’s original context is unknown, but by 1761 the work had entered the home of Gaulli’s son Giulio, where it was displayed alongside other biblical works, including another work on view in this gallery, The Thanksgiving of Noah.
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