Cleveland Museum of Art

The Sacrifice of Isaac, Tobias and the Angel, The Angels Appearing to Abraham, Abraham Welcoming the Three Angels (painting series)

Francesco GuardiLinkedCulture matchlcp-64d9ac2ab41a

Date: 1750s
Medium: oil on canvas
Culture: Italy, 18th century
Department: European Painting and Sculpture
Institution: Cleveland Museum of Art
Object ID: 129801

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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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Credit line: Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund
Provenance: For individual provenance history for each painting in the series, refer to component records.