Domenico Zampieri, called Domenichino, a Bolognese, painted this arch in celebration of Saint John the Baptist in Rome, and through it acknowledged his friend and protector Giovanni Battista Agucchi, [+]
God tested Abraham’s faith by ordering him to sacrifice his son Isaac. As he was about to carry this out, an angel held back his arm (Genesis 22: 1-19). Trained in the Academy of the Carracci in Bolog [+]
This is the best-documented painting in the entire History of Rome cycle. It is also one of the works that raises the most questions about aspects as important as its authorship and its subject matter [+]
Esta obra procede de la colección de Felipe V en el palacio de La Granja (Segovia), donde aparece inventariada como de escuela de Domenichino. Es probable que la versión original de esta composición s [+]