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Theodore Verhaegen
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Inedito / UnpublishedThis fully gilded wooden relief depicts the Sacrifice of Isaac at the moment when the angel stops Abraham before the final act. It is carved on a convex surface made of four linden panels arranged in a diagonal grid, featuring a rising mistilinear profile that closes with a recessed arch at the top. The composition is charged with strong pathos: Abraham with a wide cloak and raised knife, Isaac with hands bound behind his back, knee on the woodpile, and a suffering face. It is not part of choir stalls but seems intended for an altar or a ciborium above the tabernacle, also due to its Eucharistic significance. The piece is characterized by a typically Belgian late Baroque style, linking it to Théodore Verhaegen, an 18th-century sculptor active in Mechelen, whose work includes elaborate wooden ensembles with narrative reliefs, especially for altars and pulpits.
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