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Bearded man raises a sword over a kneeling youth at an altar while an angel descends; a ram and donkeys stand nearby.

Abraham's Sacrifice of Isaac

A bearded old man in a dark robe and yellow cloak raises a sword over a kneeling young figure beside a stone altar, while an angel descends from clouds above to grasp his arm. Smoke rises from the altar, a ram waits in the foliage, and donkeys and attendants stand at the left among ruins and a wooded landscape.

Artist
David Teniers the Younger
Date
1654–56
Medium
Oil on panel
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 1153 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1656).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Mrs. Charles L. Hutchinson

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