Abraham Entertaining the Angels, From the Story of Abraham, Plate 2, c. 1543
Georg Penczexpand_more
Engravingexpand_more
Gift of Elizabeth, Julie, and Catherine Andrus in memory of John and Marion Andrusexpand_more 2015.93.109
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In depicting Abraham’s heavenly guests (Genesis 18:2-10), Georg Pencz took the unusual step of having a divine being touch Abraham, illustrating the Protestant idea of God’s presence in everyday life. The scene also reminded viewers of faith rewarded, because the angels tell Abraham that he and his aged wife, Sarah, seen in the doorway, will be given a son.
Details
- Title
- Abraham Entertaining the Angels, From the Story of Abraham, Plate 2
- Artist Life
- active c. 1500–1550
- Role
- Artist
- Accession Number
- 2015.93.109
- Provenance
- John E. Andrus III, Wayzata, Minn.; by descent to his daughters, Elizabeth, Katie, and Julie; gave to MIA, 2015. Earlier provenances have been gathered, but further research will increase our knowledge of their histories.
- Catalogue Raisonne
- Hollstein 2; Bartsch 2 (vol. 8, p. 321); Landau 2a (with the fine line demarcating the table edge still visible on the overhanging cloth)
- Curator Approved
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