Abraham Entertaining the Angels, From the Story of Abraham, Plate 2

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Abraham Entertaining the Angels, From the Story of Abraham, Plate 2

Georg PenczLinkedCulture matchlcp-b6b1699b2472

Date
c. 1543
Medium
Engraving
Department
European Art
Institution
Minneapolis Institute of Art
Object ID
121469

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. Germany, Europe

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Gift of Elizabeth, Julie, and Catherine Andrus in memory of John and Marion Andrus

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