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| − | It is not surprising that Akeidat Yitzchak, a story replete with religious significance, emotional turmoil, and dramatic appeal is a favorite subject among artists.  The three renderings shown here, the painting by Caravaggio,<fn>Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio (1571 – 1610) was an Italian artist, known for his dramatic use of lighting (chiaroscuro).  He had a major influence on other Baroque painters.  The painting is currently housed in the Uffizi Gallery in Florence.</fn> the mosaic from the Beit Alpha Synagogue<fn>Beth Alpha is a sixth-century synagogue located near Beit She'an | + | It is not surprising that Akeidat Yitzchak, a story replete with religious significance, emotional turmoil, and dramatic appeal is a favorite subject among artists.  The three renderings shown here, the painting by Caravaggio,<fn>Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio (1571 – 1610) was an Italian artist, known for his dramatic use of lighting (chiaroscuro).  He had a major influence on other Baroque painters.  The painting is currently housed in the Uffizi Gallery in Florence.</fn> the mosaic from the Beit Alpha Synagogue<fn>Beth Alpha is a sixth-century synagogue located near Beit She'an in Israel. Its mosaic of the akeidah is the earliest representation of the subject found in Isarel.One of the Greek inscriptions in the synagogue names Marianos and his son Chanina as the artists who created its mosaic floor in the 6th century CE.</fn></div> |
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Version as of 12:21, 18 September 2017
Akeidat Yitzchak in Art
Overview
It is not surprising that Akeidat Yitzchak, a story replete with religious significance, emotional turmoil, and dramatic appeal is a favorite subject among artists. The three renderings shown here, the painting by Caravaggio,1 the mosaic from the Beit Alpha Synagogue2Contrasting Images
Relationship to the Biblical Text
The artists' choices reflect certain ambiguities in the Biblical text and different possible interpretive stances:
