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The Sacrifice of Isaac; Abraham standing with raised knife next to Isaac who kneels on a funeral pyre

Ugo da Carpi Italian
ca. 1514–15
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: The Sacrifice of Isaac; Abraham standing with raised knife next to Isaac who kneels on a funeral pyre
  • Artist: Ugo da Carpi (Italian, Carpi ca. 1480–1532 Bologna)
  • Artist: After Titian (Tiziano Vecellio) (Italian, Pieve di Cadore ca. 1485/90?–1576 Venice)
  • Date: ca. 1514–15
  • Medium: Woodcut on four joined sheets
  • Dimensions: Height: 31 1/2 in. (80 cm)
    Width: 41 3/4 in. (106 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1949
  • Object Number: 49.97.633 A-D
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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