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The Angels Appearing to Abraham
Francesco Guardi1750s
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States
After their initial meeting, Abraham graciously offered to feed the angels and wash their feet. Following the meal, they announce that his wife Sarah, long past child-bearing age, will soon have a son, fulfilling a promise God had made earlier to Abraham. The artist presents the moment of revelation, the angels resplendent in their pastel gowns and feathery wings, with Sarah learning the news while hiding behind their cottage door.
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- Title: The Angels Appearing to Abraham
- Creator: Francesco Guardi (Italian, 1712-1793)
- Date Created: 1750s
- Physical Dimensions: Framed: 71 x 90.5 x 7 cm (27 15/16 x 35 5/8 x 2 3/4 in.); Unframed: 56.5 x 75.5 cm (22 1/4 x 29 3/4 in.)
- Provenance: Possibly Federigo Giovanelli, Venice, Baroness Valerie Groedel, Budapest, (Neumann Gallery, Vienna), (Francesco Pospisil, Venice, sold through Alessandro Brass to the Cleveland Museum of Art), The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, Ohio
- Type: Painting
- Rights: CC0
- External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1952.235.3
- Medium: oil on canvas
- Department: European Painting and Sculpture
- Culture: Italy, 18th century
- Credit Line: Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund
- Collection: P - Italian 18th Century
- Accession Number: 1952.235.3
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