Abraham entertains the angels

Title

Abraham entertains the angels

Draughtsman

• Johann Jakob von Sandrart

Series

Das erste Buch Moÿse genannt Genesis

Part Number / Total

8 / 9

Period Produced

• 17th century

School

• Baroque

Object Type

• drawing

Material

• ink?
• Indian ink?
• Vergé paper

Technique

• pen drawing
• brush drawing
• Calco?

Geographic Reference

• German

Production Reason

• Pictorial drawing
• preliminary drawing for an engraving?
• preliminary drawing for a book illustration?

Label at the Time of Manufacture

Bezeichnet unten mittig (mit der Feder in Braun): [Fragment]

Captions Added Later

Oben mittig Stempel der Sammlung Edward Habich, Boston und Kassel (Lugt 862)

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

Acquisition

Acquired in 1908

Genre

• historical narration
• Biblical portrayal

Persons Shown

• Abraham
• Sarah

Illustrated Passage

• Bibel, Altes Testament, Genesis 18

Primary

• 71C122 the visit of the three angels (three men) ~ story of Abraham (Genesis 18)
• 71C1224 Abraham entertaining the three angels
• 25G3 trees