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The Angels Appearing to Abraham

Francesco GuardiLinkedCulture matchlcp-64d9ac2ab41a

Date: 1750s
Medium: oil on canvas
Culture: Italy, 18th century
Department: European Painting and Sculpture
Institution: Cleveland Museum of Art
Object ID: 129804

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After their initial meeting, Abraham graciously offered to feed the angels and wash their feet. Following the meal, they announce that his wife Sarah, long past child-bearing age, will soon have a son, fulfilling a promise God had made earlier to Abraham. The artist presents the moment of revelation, the angels resplendent in their pastel gowns and feathery wings, with Sarah learning the news while hiding behind their cottage door.

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Credit line: Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund
Provenance: Until 1800: Possibly Federigo Giovanelli, Venice | ?: Baroness Valerie Groedel, Budapest | By 1933?: (Neumann Gallery, Vienna) | 1952: (Francesco Pospisil, Venice, sold through Alessandro Brass to the Cleveland Museum of Art) | 1952-: The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, Ohio