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REMBRANDT Harmenszoon van Rijn: Abraham’s sacrifice

🖼 Abraham’s sacrifice, 1655
Etching and drypoint, only state
156 × 131 cm
Vienna, Austria

An angel interrupts Abraham's knife-strike toward Isaac, rendered in dramatic chiaroscuro with explosive movement and emotional intensity. The print revolutionized religious narrative by emphasizing human psychological trauma over theological doctrine.

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