Abraham's Sacrifice
An angel swoops in from the upper left to grip the wrist of a white-bearded old man who holds a knife above a nude young man lying face down on a bundle of firewood. Dark, craggy landscape and warm light on the figures create a dramatic oil painting.
- Artist
- Rembrandt
- Date
- 1635
- Medium
- Source
- Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
- Size
- 1256 × 1824 px
Public domain · Rembrandt died 1669 and the work dates by 1635; public domain in the US and life+70 countries.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier B · as stated by the source: Public domain
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier B · as stated by the source: Public domain
Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Rembrandt, via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)
