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The Sacrifice of Isaac, by Georg Pencz

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An image of The Sacrifice of Isaac. The Story of Abraham. Pencz, Georg (German, c.1500-1550). Engraving, 16th Century.

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The Sacrifice of Isaac. The Story of Abraham. Pencz, Georg (German, c.1500-1550). Engraving, 16th Century.

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  • Accession Number: 1876.12.16-115
  • Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge
  • Aperture: f/16.0
  • Focal length: 120
  • Camera: Hasselblad H4D-31
  • Photographer name: Michael Jones
  • Image height: 638 pixels
  • Image width: 1024 pixels
  • Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.6 (Macintosh)
  • Filesize: 304.79kB
  • Exposure time: 1/125
  • ISO Speed: 100
  • Fnumber: 16/1
  • Captured: 2014:03:21 14:28:55

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