1754
unspecified
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
The Sacrifice of Isaac, Tobias and the Angel, The Angels Appearing to Abraham, Abraham Welcoming the Three Angels (painting series) is a 1754 unspecified by Francesco Guardi, a Rococo painting work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This series of paintings shows scenes from the Old Testament story of Abraham and Isaac. The story is about faith and obedience, and it's told through the interactions of humans and angels. These paintings also explore the relationship between fathers and sons, like in the story of Tobias and the Angels. To learn more about this style, look up the technique of chiaroscuro.
This series of paintings predominantly tells the Old Testament story of Abraham and Isaac, and each of the canvases treats the interaction of humans and angels. In three works, angels appear to Abraham and, in one particularly dramatic canvas, an angel intercepts Abraham before he sacrifices his own son. Like another work in this series, Tobias and the Angels, the Sacrifice of Isaac is a narrative about fathers and sons as well as obedience inspired by faith.
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Francesco Lazzaro Guardi (Italian pronunciation: ; 5 October 1712 – 1 January 1793) was an Italian painter, nobleman, and a member of the Venetian School.
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