The Sacrifice of Isaac

Mariotto Albertinelli painted this Sacrifice of Isaac around 1511, depicting the Old Testament prefiguration of Christ's sacrifice. As Fra Bartolomeo's workshop partner at the Dominican convent of San Marco in Florence, Albertinelli shared a style rooted in the balanced classicism and devotional gravity promoted by the reformed Dominican order. The tempera medium required careful preparation on a gessoed panel and a disciplined layering technique that produced precise, durable surfaces suited to the intricate detail expected of devotional painting.

The panel displays Albertinelli's characteristic clear, sculptural modeling with warm Florentine palette, showing the balanced composition and monumental figure types he shared with Fra Bartolomeo.