Francesco Guardi, Abraham Welcoming the Three Angels
Marlatt Fund, 1952.235.4 · The Cleveland Museum of Art, Open Access (CC0)View original →
Francesco Guardi

Abraham Welcoming the Three Angels

1750s

Current Collection

Cleveland Museum of Art

Cleveland, United States

Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
56.5 × 75.5 cm
Status
In Museum Collection
Collect24 Art ID
C24-110172

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.

Provenance

Marlatt Fund, 1952.235.4

Registry history

  • 1750s — Recorded in the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art

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