03 — ARTWORK
Abraham and the Three Angels
- MEDIUM
- Oil on canvas, 130 x 97 cm
- TYPE
- Religious
PALETTE
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- FILE
- 808 × 1100 px · JPEG
COMMENTARY
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The subject of this picture is taken from the Old testament (Gen. 18:1-19). While Abraham sat at the tent door in the middle of the day three men appeared before him. Realizing that they were angels he bowed down before them, fetched water and washed their feet; then with the traditional hospitality of the nomad he brought them food. The angels prophesied that a son would be born to Abraham's wife Sarah. But Sarah laughed at the idea because by now they were old and 'well stricken by age'. However she afterwards bore Isaac so the prophecy was fulfilled.
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@online{wga-re8042604eaecec,
author = {Krén, Emil and Marx, Daniel},
title = {Abraham and the Three Angels by RESTOUT, Jean II},
organization = {{Web Gallery of Art}},
date = {2026-09-13},
url = {https://beta.wga.hu/artists/restout-jean-ii-re512d9ad364a70/abraham-and-the-three-angels-re8042604eaecec},
urldate = {2026-09-13},
langid = {english}
}ACCESSED 2026-09-13. REPLACE THE AUTHOR FIELD WITH THE COMMENTARY AUTHOR WHERE ONE IS NAMED.
