Abraham entertaining the Angels

Title

Abraham entertaining the Angels

Draughtsman

• Philips Koninck

Period Produced

• 17th century

School

• Baroque

Object Type

• drawing

Material

• gouache paint
• paper

Technique

• gouache (technique)
• brush drawing

Geographic Reference

• Netherlandish

Production Reason

• composition study
• Pictorial drawing

Captions Added Later

Verso Stempel der Sammlung Marquis de Lagoy, Aix-en-Provence (Lugt 1710); Stempel der Sammlung William Mayor, London (Lugt 2799); Stempel des Städelschen Kunstinstituts, Frankfurt am Main (Lugt 2356)

Watermark

• Nicht geprüft

Work Catalogues

• Sumowski VI.3390.1526a

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 1912

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)

Secondary

• 41A711 table
• 41A773 container of ceramics: jar, jug, pot, vase
• 31A314 spying on someone

Alternative Attribution

• Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn circle; draughtsman; by literature

Historic Attribution

• Adam Elsheimer draughtsman