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Abraham Casting Out Hagar and Ishmael
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Before Abraham and Sarah had their own child, Isaac, at a very advanced age, Abraham had already fathered a son with Hagar, Sarah’s Egyptian servant. After Isaac’s birth, Sarah insisted that Abraham cast out Hagar and her son, Ishmael. Abraham reluctantly agreed. Rembrandt injects the scene with drama. At the right, the distraught, tearful Hagar is being sent away. At the left, Sarah leans out the window, laughing out loud.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineAbraham Casting Out Hagar and Ishmael. 1637. Rembrandt van Rijn. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
