Abraham and the three angels, ca. 1650 – 1669

Title

Abraham and the three angels

Draughtsman

• Sébastien Bourdon

Period Produced

• 17th century

School

• French classicism
• Northern European Mannerism

Object Type

• drawing

Material

• ink?
• Indian ink?
• chalk
• paper

Technique

• brush drawing
• chalk drawing

Geographic Reference

• French

Production Reason

• Pictorial drawing
• composition study

Captions Added Later

Unten rechts Stempel der Sammlung Pierre-Jean Mariette, Paris (Lugt 2097)

Watermark

• Nicht geprüft

Institution

• Städel Museum

Departement

• Department of Prints and Drawings

Collection

• Städelsches Kunstinstitut

Creditline

Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main

Picture Copyright

Public Domain

Genre

• historical narration
• Biblical portrayal

Persons Shown

• Abraham

Illustrated Passage

• Bibel, Altes Testament, Genesis 19,1

Primary

• 71C1222 Abraham kneels before the angels

Secondary

• 71C12243 the promise of a son is renewed; Sarah, overhearing it, laughs incredulously
• 31A25552 index finger forwards, pointing, indicating
• 41C343 salver