Order Artwork Replica The Sacrifice Of Isaac, 1605 by Caravaggio - Michelangelo Merisi (1571-1610, Italy) | WahooArt.com

Caravaggio - Michelangelo Merisi (i) - Oil - Baroque The Sacrifice of Isaac is the title of two paintings by the Italian master Caravaggio (1571–1610). The painting shows the moment when Abraham, about to sacrifice his son Isaac in obedience to God's command, is stayed by an angel who offers him a ram in Isaac's place. The scene is lit with the dramatically enhanced chiaroscuro (tenebrism) with which Caravaggio was to revolutionize Western art, falling like a stage spotlight on the face of the youthful angel; the faces of Abraham and Isaac are in shadow, but show acute emotions; the gestures of the hands are acutely eloquent, the angel's hand resting on the ram's head in imitation of the way Abraham's left hand rests on the head of his son, the Patriarch's other hand holding the knife but already relaxing as he listens to the angel. The three figures and the ram are shown without background or context, with nothing to distract from the powerful psychological drama as God's promise is delivered.