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Abraham Drives Away Hagar and Ishmael
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
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Abraham gives Hagar and Ishmael bread and a jug of water and sends them away. To the right in the background, the cause of this expulsion is visible: Ishmael mocks Isaac. Therefore, Sarah asked Abraham to banish Hagar and Ishmael. To the left in the background, Hagar and Ishmael are in the wilderness. Ishmael lies under a tree, the empty jug on the ground. An angel points the desperate Hagar to a spring. Below the image is a reference in Latin to the biblical text in Genesis 21.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineAbraham verdrijft Hagar en Ismaël. 1585. Adriaen Collaert. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
