The Sacrifice of Isaac

Photo: Paul Macapia

The Sacrifice of Isaac

ca. 1638-39

Alessandro Algardi

Italian, 1598-1654

Terracotta with white paint
31 1/2 x 22 1/4 x 4 in. (80.01 x 56.52 x 10.16 cm)
Overall h.: 33 in.
Overall w.: 24 in.
Overall diam.: 6 in.
Eugene Fuller Memorial Collection
55.109
Provenance: (Possibly in collection of Cardinal Giulio Sacchetti); possibly in Chigi collection, Rome); [Blumka Gallery, New York, until 1955]; purchased from gallery by Seattle Art Museum, March 28, 1955
Photo: Paul Macapia
location
Not currently on view

Resources

Published ReferencesThe Art Quarterly, Autumn 1955, p. 308, illus. p. 305

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