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OrwellKnew ago

Found a strikingly similar picture here http://www.womeninthebible.net/bible-archaeology/human-sacrifice/

described as Abraham prepares to sacrifice his son Isaac. by Caravaggio.

throwaway345678 ago

One of them was based on that Abraham/Isaac instance in the bible (another popular reference with these creeps is Cronus eating his offspring) and I think one of the Brussels wall images was based on that painting you linked, or one similar/based on literally that painting.