Terzera Edad Del Mundo Des Abrahan · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: Terzera Edad Del Mundo Des Abrahan
Subject: Isaac; Sacrifice; God; Religion; Old Testament; Christianity; Abraham
Period: 1600-1650;
Geographic: Moriah; Jerusalem
Description: This illustration depicts the biblical story of Abraham and his son Isaac. Abraham is kneeling as he holds a sword above his head in his right hand and his left hand is holding his son’s head. Abraham is depicted looking up to the sky, where God is pictured in the top left corner. Isaac is pictured kneeling with his hands bound together. Abraham was about to sacrifice his son to God, but the fact that Abraham was willing to do it was enough. There is a winged angel holding onto Abraham’s sword to stop him from killing his child. The word Abrahan is written above Abraham’s head to identify him. The words Sacrificio a Dios, con su hijo que pidió a Dios which translates to Sacrifice to God, with his son who asked God. The words en Jerusalem are written below Abraham’s legs to identify where they are.
Image Creator: Felipe Guaman Poma de Ayala (Illustrator)
Type: Text; Illustration [Manuscript]
Identifier: mta:20083
Language: spa
Source Name: El primer nueva corónica y buen gobierno [The First New Chronicle and Good Government]
Parent Collection: Latin American Chronicles
Image: mta_20083_OBJ.jpg