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Pietro Testa

Sacrifice of Isaac: an angel presses against the dagger-bearing arm of Abraham, who stands next to Isaac on an altar, God the Father and an angel bearing a lamb approach from the left

ca.1645–50
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29.2 × 23.4 cm (11.5 × 9.2 in)

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