Binding of Isaac
Yosef Zvi Geiger · 1890
Why it's great
The Bible story in which Abraham is told to offer up his son Isaac, but an angel stops him at the last moment. Yosef Zvi Geiger was an artist born in Jerusalem during the Ottoman era. He painted it in a straightforward, heartfelt way. It's a rare early painting by an artist born in the Holy Land.
Where to see it
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Yosef Zvi Geiger was a painter from Safed, in the Holy Land under Ottoman rule. He painted religious scenes and local life in a simple, heartfelt style. He lived and worked in Safed, a town famous for Jewish study. He is remembered as one of the earliest painters from the land of Israel.
