# Sacrifice of Isaac

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## Artwork

- Artist: [PITTONI, Giambattista](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/pittoni-giambattista-r6c3c50e7dfa2b4>)
- Date: 1701-1750
- Technique: Oil on canvas, 118 x 155 cm

## Commentary

Sacrifice of Isaac c. 1720 Oil on canvas, 118 x 155 cm San Francesco della Vigna, Venice This painting is the companion piece to Nicola &lt;A onclick=&#34;return OpenOther\(&#39;/html/g/grassi\_n/rebecca.html&#39;\)&#34; href=&#34;/html/g/grassi\_n/rebecca.html&#34;&gt;Grassi&#39;s Rebecca at the Well&lt;/A&gt; in the same church. It was inspired by a work on the same subject by Federico Bencovich \(now in the Strossmayer Gallery, Zagreb\) and was the product of a period of figurative development and orientation.

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- [Annunciation](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/pittoni-giambattista-r6c3c50e7dfa2b4/annunciation-ra8fc0a5962358f>)
- [David and Bathsheba](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/pittoni-giambattista-r6c3c50e7dfa2b4/david-and-bathsheba-rdaea8661af7f6d>)
- [Death of Sophonisba](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/pittoni-giambattista-r6c3c50e7dfa2b4/death-of-sophonisba-r6d6b4164b8ff4e>)
- [Hagar in the Desert](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/pittoni-giambattista-r6c3c50e7dfa2b4/hagar-in-the-desert-r1654d0d28a7faa>)
- [St Elizabeth Distributing Alms](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/pittoni-giambattista-r6c3c50e7dfa2b4/st-elizabeth-distributing-alms-re80c6f724c60e4>)
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- [The Death of Joseph](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/pittoni-giambattista-r6c3c50e7dfa2b4/the-death-of-joseph-r37737150a5251d>)
- [The Penitent Magdalene](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/pittoni-giambattista-r6c3c50e7dfa2b4/the-penitent-magdalene-r2f04667ee8ddc7>)
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## Attribution

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