Abraham bedient die drei Engel (Abraham serving the three Angels)
c1550. Engraving on cream laid paper, 2 1/8 x 3 7/16 inches (54 x 88 mm), thread margins. With an indiscernible ovoid ink stamp in black ink on the lower right verso. In excellent condition with a minor printing anomaly in the face of Abraham. Several light pencil inscriptions in pencil on the verso, as well as one very light illegible notation in yellow crayon (does not present to the recto). From the series of five images Die Geschichte des Abraham.
[Hollstein 2.].
Abraham is depicted offering hospitality to the three winged angels, serving them a meal at an outdoor table. A prominent water basin rests on the ground below the table, symbolizing the traditional act of hospitality where Abraham washed the feet of his travelers. On the far right, Abraham’s wife, Sarah, stands concealed inside the doorway of the house. From there, she listens as the visitors deliver the astonishing prophecy that she will bear a son, despite her advanced age—a son who will be named Isaac and through whom God’s covenant with Abraham will continue. The seemingly impossible news prompts Sarah to laugh, capturing the biblical moment when she initially doubts the promise before ultimately becoming the mother of Isaac.
Condition: Excellent.
Item number: 2463
Price: $400.00
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