The Binding of Isaac in Art of Late Antiquity

Bonnie L Kutbay

The Binding of Isaac in Art of Late Antiquity
Format
Paperback
Publisher
McFarland & Co Inc
Country
United States
Published
12 January 2025
Pages
152
ISBN
9781476690605

The Binding of Isaac in Art of Late Antiquity

Bonnie L Kutbay

From the third through the sixth centuries, the binding of Isaac saw a flourish of representation in Christian, Byzantine and Jewish art. These images engaged the viewer in a religious experience that highlighted sacrifice, salvation and liturgy, and reflected an increased visual richness of sacrificial and liturgical concepts. While earlier scholarship on the sacrifice of Isaac has offered general descriptions of the period and digressions on isolated images, this book presents the interpretation of specific works depicting the binding of Isaac by his father Abraham across time, examining the iconography, style, social context and purpose of the sacrifice in the artworks.

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