Cleveland Museum of Art
Abraham Welcoming the Three Angels
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
- 129805
From the Cleveland Museum of Art record
Three of the four pictures in the series depict episodes from the life of the Old Testament figure of Abraham, beginning with the angels appearing to Abraham. According to Genesis 18, Abraham met three men at midday, and, recognizing that they were angels, humbly bowed down to them with his face touching the ground. The encounter incongruously takes place before a marble, classical portico in which a woman lurks, presumably his wife Sarah.
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- Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund
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