The Sacrifice of Abraham (etching). Rembrandt (1606-1669) emphasizes Abraham's horror at what he believes he has been ordered to do and his stunned relief at the interruption of this moment of horror occasioned by the face of the angel. Rembrandt's painting "The Sacrifice of Isaac" hangs in the Hermitage. Dated 1635.

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