Isaac Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ==In art== [[File:2138 - Milano - Abbazia di Viboldone - Giusto de' Menabuoi, Storie di Isacco - Foto Giovanni Dall'Orto,.jpg|thumb|''Stories of Jacob and Isaac'' by [[Giusto de' Menabuoi]] (14th century)]] The earliest Christian portrayal of Isaac is found in the [[Catacombs of Rome|Roman catacomb]] [[fresco]]es.<ref name="Early Christian Art">{{cite journal|author=Smith, Alison Moore|title=The Iconography of the Sacrifice of Isaac in Early Christian Art|jstor=497708|journal=American Journal of Archaeology|volume=26|issue=2|pages=159β73|doi=10.2307/497708|year=1922|s2cid=191366399}}</ref> Excluding the fragments, Alison Moore Smith classifies these artistic works in three categories: {{Quote|Abraham leads Isaac towards the altar; or Isaac approaches with the bundle of sticks, Abraham having preceded him to the place of offering {{omission}} Abraham is upon a pedestal and Isaac stands near at hand, both figures in orant [[attitude (art)|attitude]] {{omission}} Abraham is shown about to sacrifice Isaac while the latter stands or kneels on the ground beside the altar. Sometimes Abraham grasps Isaac by the hair. Occasionally the ram is added to the scene and in the later paintings the [[Hand of God (art)|Hand of God]] emerges from above.<ref name="Early Christian Art"/>}} Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page