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Johann Gottlieb Prestel German
After Polidoro da Caravaggio Italian
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Title: The Sacrifice of Abraham; Abraham grasping Isaac who kneels on an altar, an angel holding back Abraham's raised sword, after Polidoro da Caravaggio
Artist:
Johann Gottlieb Prestel (German, Grönenbach 1739–1808 Frankfurt)
Artist:
After Polidoro da Caravaggio (Italian, Caravaggio ca. 1499–ca. 1543 Messina)
Date: ca. 1760–1808
Medium: Etching, aquatint and woodcut in brown ink
Dimensions: Sheet: 12 11/16 × 16 15/16 in. (32.3 × 43.1 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1951
Accession Number: 51.501.925
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