"The Sacrifice of Isaac", Andrea del Sarto NFT on XRPL
"The Sacrifice of Isaac", Andrea del Sarto
Collection: The Cleveland Collection
In this dramatic test of faith from the Old Testament book of Genesis, Abraham agrees to slay his son Isaac on God’s command. As Abraham raises the knife, an angel suddenly appears to halt the sacrifice. This work gains its power from the complex expressions of father and son, combining grief, strength, resignation, fear, and realization in their faces and bodies, the latter inspired by ancient sculpture and Michelangelo. Andrea del Sarto never finished this painting, and it lays bare his working methods. He transferred the design to the panel from a drawing, reinforcing the chalk with painted lines—best seen in the donkey at the far right. He then worked over the whole panel at once with thin, brushy veils of color, letting him alter the composition while painting—especially evident in the angel, Isaac’s body, and Abraham’s head. "fun_fact": "The angel has two visible sets of legs, showing the artist´s revision of the composition."
Issuer: rLzncbwKysPuA9FvrocUKBZUbQGiBBPNk3
Taxon: 1
- PX: 3800 X 3100
- technique: oil on wood
- culture: Italy, Florence, 16th century
- creation date: 1527
- ARTIST: Andrea del Sarto
NFTokenID: 00081B30DB35F371D4D6B9E351DA0CF20D4EBF5F49F78DB9C40FBD21042C1E85
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In this dramatic test of faith from the Old Testament book of Genesis, Abraham agrees to slay his son Isaac on God’s command. As Abraham raises the knife, an angel suddenly appears to halt the sacrifice. This work gains its power from the complex expressions of father and son, combining grief, strength, resignation, fear, and realization in their faces and bodies, the latter inspired by ancient sculpture and Michelangelo. Andrea del Sarto never finished this painting, and it lays bare his working methods. He transferred the design to the panel from a drawing, reinforcing the chalk with painted lines—best seen in the donkey at the far right. He then worked over the whole panel at once with thin, brushy veils of color, letting him alter the composition while painting—especially evident in the angel, Isaac’s body, and Abraham’s head. "fun_fact": "The angel has two visible sets of legs, showing the artist´s revision of the composition."
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