The Sacrifice of Isaac

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Mordechai Ardon   -   Sarah
Sarah, clad in red, lifts her face toward the sky in anguish, her dead son Isaac at her feet. Behind her, a figure crouches near a fallen ladder or railroad tracks.

Source: Vayera, Genesis 22; Bereshit Rabba 58:5; Tanhuma Vayera 23  |  Portion: Vayera
Oil on canvas   |  138x108
Jewish National and University Library, Jerusalem
Date : 1947
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