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Landscape with Abraham Begging the Three Angels to Spare Sodom, ca. 1614, ca. 1614 - 1702

  • burin engraving, paper
  • 358 x 466 mm
  • Inv. 2015-LP

Public Domain

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In a watery landscape with houses and a church in the distance, Abraham kneels in the foreground before the three angels to beg them to spare Sodom. The engraving is based on the Bible text in Gen 18:16-33.

Artist

Jan van Londerseel RKD
Antwerp 1578 - Rotterdam ca. 1624 - 1625
engravers (printmakers)AAT

Gillis de Hondecoeter RKD
Antwerp ca. 1575 - 1580 - Amsterdam 1638
after

Claes Jansz II Visscher RKD
Amsterdam 1586 - 1587 - Amsterdam 1652
publisherAAT

Title Landscape with Abraham Begging the Three Angels to Spare Sodom
Date ca. 1614
ca. 1614 - 1702
Period 17th century
Medium and support burin engraving AAT
Collection print room
Object type burin engraving AAT
Inventory number 2015-LP
Acquisition credit unknown
Current whereabouts Work currently not on display
Permalink https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/2015-LP
IIIF Manifest https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/8900/manifest.json
Art & Architecture Thesaurus 300055874 religious symbolism AAT
25H landscapes Iconclass
300189808 figures (representations) AAT
Keywords Iconclass 11G angels Iconclass
11Q712 church (exterior) Iconclass
21D water (one of the four elements) Iconclass
25G3 trees Iconclass
25G31 shrubs Iconclass
25H2 landscapes with waters, waterscapes, seascapes (in the temperate zone) Iconclass
25I city-view, and landscape with man-made constructions Iconclass
25I12 prospect of city, town panorama, silhouette of city Iconclass
25I5 landscape with tower or castle Iconclass
26A clouds Iconclass
46C112 bridge Iconclass
71 Old Testament Iconclass
71C1 story of Abraham Iconclass
71C122 the visit of the three angels (three men) ~ story of Abraham (Genesis 18) Iconclass
71C1225 Abraham accompanying the departing angels Iconclass
71C12251 God tells Abraham of the impending destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah, and promises not to destroy the cities if he can find there ten just men Iconclass
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