Abraham sacrificing a ram on a rock is approached by a winged figure. A blindfolded boy stands in the background. In the Quranic tradition, the boy is identified as Ishmael (in the Judeo-Christian narrative, the boy is identified as Isaac).

The Sacrifice of Ishmael

Babacar Lô

1980s-1990s

Titles The Sacrifice of Ishmael (Proper)
Artist Babacar Lô, Senegalese, born 1929
Medium glass, india ink, enamel paint, cardboard backing, and adhesive paper
Dimensions frame: 10 1/2 × 14 × 9/16 in. (26.7 × 35.6 × 1.4 cm)
Credit Line Gift of Elias and Gaynell Hendricks, 2019.22
Work Type reverse glass painting
Classification Paintings