Sacrifice of isaac

If Judaism’s idea of art is one that can truly represent our frail, fallible humanity, then Rembrandt, who captured faces “without any attempt to beautify them,” is the artist for Jews.

"And Abraham lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold behind him a ram caught in a thicket by his horns: and Abraham went and took the ram, and offered him up for a burnt offering in the stead of his son." Genesis 22:13, KJV

Fathers in the Bible set examples for modern fathers to follow. Their courage, wisdom, strength, and faith are traits every dad can strive to develop.

With a history dating back to 1888, the Milwaukee Art Museum’s Collection includes over 31,000 works from antiquity to the present, encompassing painting, drawing, sculpture, decorative arts, prints, video art and installations, and textiles. The Museum’s collections of American decorative arts, German Expressionist prints and paintings, folk and Haitian art, and American art after 1960 are among the nation’s finest.

Abraham & Isaac prepare to sacrifice on Mt. Moriah

From the Art Collection of the High Museum: "Abraham’s Sacrifice of Isaac" (Oil on canvas) by Il Baciccio (Giovanni Battista Gaulli)