A man remembers a passionate affair he had with a German woman who taught him art history - and the ultimatum she gave him in relation to his wife and son.

Rachel Cusk's contemporary short story based on Caravaggio's Italian Baroque painting, Sacrifice of Isaac.

Read by William Gaminara.

A collection of short stories in which a famous painting, or a character within the painting, tells their tale.

Producer: Julia Butt

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2001. Show less