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Prince Albert recognised the importance of photography to record and document notable exhibitions and works of art

    AFTER A WORK ATTRIBUTED TO GIOVANNI FRANCESCO PENNI (1496-C. 1536)

    The sacrifice of Isaac

    c. 1857

    Albumen print? | RCIN 2864385

    Photograph of a drawing in the Royal Library, Windsor (RCIN 912730) thought to be after a drawing by Giovanni Francesco Penni for the now almost entirely destroyed fresco 'The sacrifice of Isaac' painted by the workshop of Raphael (c. 1517-19) in the basamento of the fourth bay of the Raphael Loggia in the Vatican.

    A copy of this photograph (RCIN 853661) can be found in the Prince Consort's Raphael Collection, portfolio 38 (970598)

    • Creator(s)

      After a work attributed to Giovanni Francesco Penni (1496-c. 1536) (artist)

      Charles Thurston Thompson (1816-68) (artist)

      Subject(s)

      Isaac (OT)
      Abraham(OT)
    • Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert

    • Subject(s)
      • Religion & Theology
        • Religions and faiths
          • Christianity
            • Bible & Holy Scripture
              • Old Testament
      Object type(s)
        • visual works
          • photographs
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