Exhibitions and records of works of art
Prince Albert recognised the importance of photography to record and document notable exhibitions and works of art
The sacrifice of Isaac
c. 1857Albumen print? | RCIN 2864386
A photograph of a drawing in the Royal Library, Windsor (RCIN 990491) considered a copy after 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 853662) can be found in the prince Consort's Raphael Collection, portfolio 38 (970598)
Creator(s)
After Raphael (Urbino 1483-Rome 1520) (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
- Bible & Holy Scripture
- Christianity
- Religions and faiths
Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
- Religion & Theology
Bibliographic reference(s)
P&W : Popham, A.E. & Wilde, J., 1949. The Italian Drawings of the XV and XVI Centuries in the Collection of His Majesty The King at Windsor Castle, London no.991
Dacos 2008: Dacos, N., The Loggia of Raphael: A Vatican Art Treasure, 2008 pp.173-194
