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Sacrifice of Isaac

ArtistGhiberti, Lorenzo
Artist Info.Italy 1378-1455
ViewFront center
Date1401
SubjectSculpture
PeriodItalian Renaissance
Materialbronze
Dimensionsca. 47x44 cm
CollectionItaly, Florence, Bargello
Saskia No.Lid-0270
SourceGardner, Art Through the Ages, 11th ed., chapter 21, plate 2
 Hartt, Art: A History of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture, 4th ed., chapter 20, plate 28
 Hartt, History of Italian Renaissance Art, 4th ed., chapter 7, plate 151
 Janson, History of Art, 6th ed., chapter 11, plate 65
 Lois Fichner-Rathus, Understanding Art, 6th ed., chapter 15, plate 9