# The Sacrifice of Isaac

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## Artwork

- Artist: [ORRENTE, Pedro](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/orrente-pedro-r7dc827415504c9>)
- Date: 1601-1650
- Technique: Oil on canvas, 134 x 167 cm

## Commentary

The Sacrifice of Isaac c. 1616 Oil on canvas, 134 x 167 cm Museo de Bellas Artes, Bilbao The painter stayed in Italy at the height of Caravaggio&#39;s popularity, and the influence of Caravaggio can be seen in this painting. It is even assumed that Orrente used a lost Caravaggio painting as a model of his composition. Several versions are known of this composition that prove its success. In fact, Orrente&#39;s impact can be traced in all Valencian artists of the time, particularly in the Venetian quality of their brushstrokes and in their sumptuous use of colour.

## Related artworks

- [Entry into Jerusalem](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/orrente-pedro-r7dc827415504c9/entry-into-jerusalem-r543ab2fe96a1f3>)
- [St Sebastian](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/orrente-pedro-r7dc827415504c9/st-sebastian-r2283865a95217a>)
- [The Supper at Emmaus \(detail\)](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/orrente-pedro-r7dc827415504c9/the-supper-at-emmaus-detail-r11faf99ddcde19>)
- [The Supper at Emmaus](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/orrente-pedro-r7dc827415504c9/the-supper-at-emmaus-r4a77092c55e525>)

## Attribution

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