Isaac on the Altar

• Artist: Randolph Rogers
• Medium: Marble
• Geographical Location: USA
• Dates: Modelled 1863-1864
• Dimensions: With Base: 79 1/4 x 26 1/8 x 22 1/2 in. (201.3 x 66.4 x 57.2 cm) Statue: 41 5/8 x 18 1/2 x 20 in. (105.7 x 47 x 50.8 cm)
• Signature: Incised on back of stack of logs: "Randolph Rogers, Rome."
• Inscriptions: Inscribed on front of base: "Abraham lay not thy hand upon the lad."
• Collection: American Art
• Museum Location: Brooklyn Museum, BMA, 5Q13, TEMPORARY
• Accession Number: 18.180a-b
• Image: 18.180_bw.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 0,

Catalogue Description:
(a) White marble statue of young boy kneeling with hands bound together with rope and placed on raised proper left knee; head turned to proper right; strap over proper right shoulder holds animal skin loosely around waist; kneels on square stack of small logs. (b) Tall, square pedestal base of gray marble with molding around top and bottom edges. Condition: Good; several scratches and large chips around edges of base.