Abraham et les trois anges

Ricci, Sebastiano (1659-1734)


Item type:
painting
Date of creation:
18th century
Height:
88.0 cm  (34 5/8 in.)
Width:
87.0 cm  (34 1/4 in.)
Technique / Medium:
oil on canvas
School:
Italian

Additional titles

Abraham et l'ange

Description

Angels play musical instruments in the clouds above a biblical scene from the book of Genesis, chapter 18; Abraham, a faithful man, met three strangers outside his dwelling. The strangers shared a message from God, revealing that Abraham's wife, Sarah, would bear a son. Sarah, who overheard the conversation, laughed in disbelief, but the strangers reaffirmed the promise. In due time, Sarah gave birth to Isaac, fulfilling God's miraculous prophecy.

People as subjects

Abraham (Biblical patriarch)

Iconclass

71C1222
48C7344(TRIANGLE)
Triangle with rings
48C7344(CYMBALS)
Cymbals
48C73511
Recorder (musical instrument)

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Triangle (with rings)
Cymbals, small
Recorder [4039]

RIdIM images


Image URLs

image link 1

Bibliographic references

Berry, Mark. Index of triangle iconography (Bowling Green, Kentucky: Living Sound Publications, 2017).

RIdIM record id

7838

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