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Landscape with the Expulsion of Hagar and Ishmael by Abraham, from the series Imagines et figurae bibliorum, 1582, ca. 1653 - 1654

  • etching, paper
  • 187 x 252 mm
  • Inv. 2013-AAA

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Landscape depicting Abraham's expulsion of Hagar and Ishmael, from the series: "Imagines et figurae bibliorum", shows a river landscape with houses, with the sea with rising sun in the distance. On the left, Abraham sends away Hagar and his first son Ishmael at the request of his wife Sarah (Gen 21:10). The print is part of an album.

Artist

Pieter I van der Borcht RKD
Mechelen ca. 1530 - Antwerp ca. 1611
engravers (printmakers)AAT

Jan Philipsz. Schabaelje
Amsterdam ca. 1586 - Amsterdam 1656
publisherAAT

Title Landscape with the Expulsion of Hagar and Ishmael by Abraham, from the series Imagines et figurae bibliorum
Date 1582
ca. 1653 - 1654
Period 16th century
17th century
Location Amsterdam TGN
Medium and support etching AAT
Signatures, inscriptions, and markings inscription in the dipiction, at the top: Genes. XXI.10.
inscription in the dipiction, at the top: Filii Lucis adoptati.
inscription in the depiction, top right: 27
inscription in the representation, bottom left: Pe. V. Borcht/ 1582
inscription in the depiction, at the bottom right: 28
stamps (tools) on the reverse: Stad Gent / Museum voor Schone Kunsten
Collection print room
Object type etching AAT
Inventory number 2013-AAA
Acquisition credit unknown
Current whereabouts Work currently not on display
Permalink https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/2013-AAA
IIIF Manifest https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/6479/manifest.json
Art & Architecture Thesaurus 300055874 religious symbolism AAT
25H landscapes Iconclass
Keywords Iconclass 21D water (one of the four elements) Iconclass
25G3 trees Iconclass
25H112 rocks Iconclass
25H1124 boulder, stone Iconclass
25H2 landscapes with waters, waterscapes, seascapes (in the temperate zone) Iconclass
25H213 river Iconclass
25H217 river bank Iconclass
41A1 civic architecture; edifices; dwellings Iconclass
41A14 urban housing Iconclass
71 Old Testament Iconclass
71C1 story of Abraham Iconclass
71C128 the banishment of Hagar and Ishmael (Genesis 21:9-21) Iconclass
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