# Abraham and Hagar [View the canonical artwork record]() ## Artwork - Artist: [MOSTAERT, Jan]() - Date: 1501-1550 - Technique: Oil on panel, 94 x 131 cm ## Commentary The panel describes the moment when Abraham bids farewell to Hagar, the handmaid of his wife Sarah and mother of his son Ishmael. The artist portrays various elements of the story at the same time - from the incident when Ishmael attacks his half-brother \(Sarah's son\), leading him to be cast out, to Hagar and Ishmael on their journey, during which an angel appears to show them the right way. The narrative gives the artist the chance to paint an extensive landscape which forms the backdrop to the entire story. ## Related artworks - [Adoration of the Magi]() - [Hilly River Landscape with St Christopher]() - [Portrait of a Woman \(detail\)]() - [Portrait of a Woman]() - [Portrait of Abel van den Colster]() - [Portrait of an African Gentleman]() - [The Holy Family at Table]() - [The Tree of Jesse]() - [West Indian Landscape]() ## Attribution [Web Gallery of Art]()