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Hagar And The Angel
''Hagar and the Angel'' is an oil-on-canvas painting of a scene from the Book of Genesis by Carel Fabritius, created c.1643–1645 during that artist's time in Rembrandt's studio or shortly afterwards. It is now in the Leiden Collection in New York City, New York. Bibliography * Bijbelcitaten: Statenvertaling op bijbelsdigitaal.nl * Duparc, F.J., 2004, Carel Fabritius (1622-1654). Zijn leven en zijn werk, in: ''Carel Fabritius, 1622-1654'', Zwolle, Waanders, p. 32-33 * Seelig, G. & Suchtelen, A. van, 2004, Catalogus, in: ''Carel Fabritius, 1622-1654'', Zwolle, Waanders, p. 85-90 (cat. 2) * Duparc, F.J., 2006, "Results of the Recent Art-Historical and Technical Research on Carel Fabritius's Early Work", ''Oud Holland'' 119 (2006), p. 76-89 * Dominique Surh, 2017, "Hagar and the Angel" (CF-100), in: Arthur K. Wheelock Jr. (ed.), ''The Leiden Collection Catalogue'', New York, 2017 1640s paintings Paintings by Carel Fabritius Paintings in the Leiden Coll ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hagar And The Angel, Carel Fabritius, 1645, Oil On Canvas, 157
According to the Book of Genesis, Hagar is an Ancient Egypt, Egyptian slave, a handmaiden of Sarah (then known as ''Sarai''), whom Sarah gave to her own husband Abram (later renamed Abraham) as a wife to bear him a child. Abraham's firstborn son, through Hagar, Ishmael, became the progenitor of the Ishmaelites, generally taken to be the Arabs. Various commentators have connected her to the Hagrites (sons of Agar), perhaps claiming her as their eponymous ancestor. Hagar is alluded to, although not named, in the Quran, and Islam considers her Abraham's second wife. Life Abraham and Hagar According to the Bible, Hagar was the Egyptian slave of Sarai, Abram's wife (whose names later became Sarah and Abraham). Sarai had been barren for a long time and sought a way to fulfill Covenant (biblical)#Abrahamic covenant, God's promise that Abram would be father of many nations, especially since they had grown old, so she offered Hagar to Abram to be his Concubinage, concubine. Hagar bec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
