Bringing the Holy Land Home: The Crusades, Chertsey Abbey, and the Reconstruction of a Medieval Masterpiece

What does this tell us about the Crusades?

By Anne le Gassick '24

The Sacrifice of Isaac is an example of the many pieces of art during the Crusades that were created out of inspiration from God. Along with other biblical scenes, the sacrifice of Isacc occurred in Jerusalem, otherwise known as the Holy Land. Especially during the Crusades, there was a passion for establishing religion and having a religious art form to worship was very common. This piece could easily have been bought and traded by anyone despite who actually created it. The sacrifice of Isaac is a particularly important scene because it is a scene that the three religions worship as a demonstration of how they should put their faith in God. Once Abraham is about to kill his son, his faith and devotion to God is proven. This scene is particularly relevant to the Crusades because of the inspiration from God that these three religions had. Their fight for the Holy Land was out of devotion and faith to God and it was what they believed God wanted them to do. 

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