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The Sacrifice of Isaac

Andrea del Sarto (Andrea d'Agnolo), c. 1527

1.38 m × 1.78 m

Almost as tall as a doorway. It comes to about the height of the person standing beside it.

Against things you know the size of

Height: 1.78 m
Width: 1.38 m
Medium: oil on wood
Kind: Painting
Made in: Italy, Florence
Where the measurement comes from: Measured by the museum. The dimension is the one recorded by the institution that holds the work.
As the museum records it: Unframed: 178 x 138 cm (70 1/16 x 54 5/16 in.)
Credit: Delia E. Holden and L. E. Holden Funds

Five questions, answered from its own record. What is AGAI?

How big is it?: 1.38 m × 1.78 m. Almost as tall as a doorway. Measured by the museum.
When was it made, and when is it everyone’s?: Made c. 1527. It is in the public domain, and The Cleveland Museum of Art publishes it for open use.
Whose is it?: Everyone’s to see. It is held by The Cleveland Museum of Art: Delia E. Holden and L. E. Holden Funds.
How was it made?: Oil on wood, made in Italy, Florence, Italy, Florence.
Who speaks for it?: Its record at The Cleveland Museum of Art. Measured by the museum. This gallery adds nothing it cannot cite.

One email. The smallest thing in the collection, the largest, and two that hang well together.

Scored on colour, shape, era and scale, the same way the gallery hangs them.