Abraham and the Angels
1513
- Medium
- engraving
- Dimensions
- 17.8 × 14 cm
- Status
- In Museum Collection
- Collect24 Art ID
- C24-214275
Lucas van Leyden’s subject derives from Genesis 18, when Abraham met three angelic figures as they walked across the plains of Mamre. Abraham invited them to rest under a tree, seen in the left background, where he would later receive news from the Lord that his wife Sarah would bear a son. Van Leyden depicted Abraham kneeling before three standing figures and placed a walking stick in the hand of one of the angels to identify them as travelers. The compact composition and delicate textures, such as the angels’ wings, are typical of the artist's engraving technique.
Provenance
The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Edward Olszewski, 2025.186
Registry history
- 1513 — Recorded in the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art — prints
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