070531_Abraham_sacraficing_Isaac_Caravaggio_1603.txt http://www.artbible.info/art/large/2.html Caravaggio 1573 – 1610 The Sacrifice of Isaac oil on canvas (204 × 135 cm) — ca. 1603 Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence Caravaggio biography This work is linked to Genesis 22:10 The expression on Isaac's face says it all: he is scared to death as his father is about to cut his throat. But then the angel intervenes, suggesting that Abraham had better sacrifice the sheep. This painting was most likely commissioned by cardinal Barberini, who later became Pope Urban VIII.