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Het offer van Abraham

Date: 1655
Medium: Japanese paper (handmade paper)
Institution: Rijksmuseum

God never intended to deprive Abraham of his only son, but simply to test his faith. Rembrandt depicted the horrifying scene in a highly intimate manner. The unshackled Isaac does not put up a struggle. Abraham covers his son’s eyes to spare him the sight of the knife he wields. An angel steps in just in the nick of time.

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