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This is a drawing depicting a historical scene outside a structure with elaborate drapery and winged figures. The image shows a group of figures gathered around a rectangular table with a detailed cloth cover, near a house or building. The figures are intricately dressed in flowing garments, with some adorned with wings. The scene also includes architectural elements like a building with a visible window and door, set against a landscape with trees and a distant view of mountains. Dramatic clouds fill the sky, adding depth to the setting. The drawing uses fine lines and shading to give texture and dimension to the figures and the environment.
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This is a drawing depicting a historical scene outside a structure with elaborate drapery and winged figures. The image shows a group of figures gathered around a rectangular table with a detailed cloth cover, near a house or building. The figures are intricately dressed in flowing garments, with some adorned with wings. The scene also includes architectural elements like a building with a visible window and door, set against a landscape with trees and a distant view of mountains. Dramatic clouds fill the sky, adding depth to the setting. The drawing uses fine lines and shading to give texture and dimension to the figures and the environment.

National Gallery of Art · Drawing

Abraham Entertaining the Angels

Jan Tengnagel

Date
1610/1620
Medium
pen and brown ink with wash over black chalk and graphite on laid paper; laid down
Dimensions
Overall: 33.6 x 23.7 cm (13 1/4 x 9 5/16 in.) support: 39.8 x 29.5 cm (15 11/16 x 11 5/8 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Accession number
1990.63.1
Credit line
Gift of Alice Steiner, in Honor of the 50th Anniversary of the National Gallery of Art
Time span
1601 to 1650
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • Dutch
  • Old Testament
  • religious
  • Abraham
Provenance

"Colnagy Collection," according to an old inscription on the verso. (Herbert Feist Gallery, NY, 1973); Alice Steiner, Larchmont, NY, by 1977; gift to NGA in 1990.

Inscription

all by later hand, center verso in graphite: Pieter Lastman / Amsterdam / 1583-1633; lower left verso in graphite: ABRAHAM-THE ANGEL; lower right verso in graphite: Colnagy Collectio

NGA object ID 71555. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.