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God appears to Abraham
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God appears to Abraham

unknown · c. 1560 - c. 1570 · etching; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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The elderly Abraham kneels on a hill and looks to the sky. In a cloud sits God who orders Abraham to call himself and his wife Abraham and Sarah from now on. He also predicts that Sarah will bear a son within a year. Print from a series of six prints depicting the life story of the patriarch Abraham.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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Credit lineGod verschijnt voor Abraham. c. 1560 - c. 1570. unknown. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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