The Sacrifice of Isaac
by DOMENICHINO, Oil on canvas, 147 x 140 cm
The Carracci influenced numerous followers especially in Bologna. Domenichino was one of them, a prolific decorator. This painting was executed for the pictorial decoration of the so-called New Room (Sal�n Nuevo) of the Alc�zar in Madrid, an imposing gallery in the southern wing reserved for important occasions of state. The New Room underwent periodic changes of decoration during Philip IV’s reign.