Abraham Welcoming the Three Angels

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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

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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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