Collections: American Art: Isaac on the Altar

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Isaac on the Altar

• Artist: Randolph Rogers, American, 1825-1892
• Medium: Marble
• Place Made: 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."
• Collections: American Art
• Museum Location: This item is not on view
• Accession Number: 18.180a-b
• Credit Line: Gift of Mary S. Croxson
• Image: Overall, 18.180_bw.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph
Randolph Rogers (American, 1825-1892). Isaac on the Altar, Modelled 1863-1864. Marble, 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). Brooklyn Museum, 18.180a-b (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 18.180_bw.jpg)
• 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.