The Sacrifice of the Old Covenant  1626

painting by Peter Paul Rubens (Museum: Museum of Fine Arts) [br] This oil sketch is the design for one tapestry in a cycle known as [i]The Triumph of the Eucharist[/i]. The Old Testament sacrifice of a lamb was presented as a foreshadowing of the sacrifice of Christ, commemorated in the sacrament of the Eucharist, or Holy Communion. Rubens depicted the scene as if on a ta...