The Sacrifice of Abraham; Abraham grasping Isaac who kneels on an altar, an angel holding back Abraham's raised sword, after Polidoro da Caravaggio
Object type: Print
Department: Drawings and Prints
Artist: Polidoro da Caravaggio|Johann Gottlieb Prestel
Artist bio: Italian, Caravaggio ca. 1499–ca. 1543 Messina|German, Grönenbach 1739–1808 Frankfurt
Artist role: Artist|Artist
Artist nationality: Italian|German
Date: ca. 1760–1808
Medium: Etching, aquatint and woodcut in brown ink
Dimensions: Sheet: 12 11/16 × 16 15/16 in. (32.3 × 43.1 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1951
Accession year: 1951