Caravaggio's "Sacrifice of Isaac" is remarkable because it uncharacteristically depicts Isaac not as subordinate to Abraham's desire, nor blithely unaware of his fate, but rather as horrifically terrified by God's injunction to have him killed by his own father.
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| Caravaggio, Sacrifice of Isaac, 1603 |
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| Caravaggio, Sacrifice of Isaac (Detail) 1603 |
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