Abraham bewirtet die drei an einem Tisch sitzenden Engel, links an der Tür lauscht Sara

Title

Abraham bewirtet die drei an einem Tisch sitzenden Engel, links an der Tür lauscht Sara

Draughtsman

• Gottlieb Welté

Period Produced

• 18th century

School

• rococo

Object Type

• drawing

Material

• ink?
• Indian ink?
• gouache
• paper

Technique

• brush drawing
• white heightening

Geographic Reference

• German

Production Reason

• Pictorial drawing
• light study
• composition study

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
• Sarah

Illustrated Passage

• Bibel, Altes Testament, Genesis 18,1-15

Primary

• 71C122 the visit of the three angels (three men) ~ story of Abraham (Genesis 18)
• 41AA1 civic architecture; edifices; dwellings - AA - civic architecture: inside
• 41C111 giving food
• 71C12243 the promise of a son is renewed; Sarah, overhearing it, laughs incredulously