# The Sacrifice of Isaac, in Rococo

Francesco Guardi painted this in the 1750s, aged about 38. It is now at the Cleveland Museum of Art.

From the museum's label:

> This series of paintings primarily tells the Hebrew Bible (Christian Old Testament) story of Abraham and Isaac, and each of the canvases depicts the interaction of humans and angels.

_Text from the Cleveland Museum of Art._

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## The work

- Date: 1750s
- Medium: oil on canvas
- Dimensions: Framed: 71 x 90.5 x 5.5 cm (27 15/16 x 35 5/8 x 2 3/16 in.); Unframed: 56.5 x 75.5 cm (22 1/4 x 29 3/4 in.)
- Type: Painting
- Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art, 1952.235.1
- Licence: CC0 1.0

## The artist

[Francesco Guardi](https://www.ochreeditions.com/artists/francesco-guardi), Italian, 1712–1793

Guardi worked for years in the family studio in Venice led by his elder brother Gianantonio, producing altarpieces and figure paintings, and became chiefly a painter of city views, especially after his brother’s death in 1760.

4 works in the collection.

## Walk on

- [More by Francesco Guardi](https://www.ochreeditions.com/galleries/artist/francesco-guardi?hang=749) (4 works)
- [More paintings of the 18th century](https://www.ochreeditions.com/galleries/style/painting-18?hang=749) (168 works)
- [18th-century Italy](https://www.ochreeditions.com/galleries/era/18-italy?hang=749) (49 works)

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