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
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Gillis de Hondecoeter
RKD
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Claes Jansz II Visscher
RKD
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| 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 |
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religious symbolism
AAT
300015636 landscapes AAT 300189808 figures (representations) AAT |
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| Keywords Iconclass |
11G
angels
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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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