Hagar and Ishmael Sent Away by Abraham
| Artist | Aelbert Cuyp (Dutch, 1620–1691) |
|---|---|
| Artist | Hendrik Mommers (Dutch, ca. 1623–1697) |
| Title | Hagar and Ishmael Sent Away by Abraham |
| Date | 17th century |
| Medium | Oil on panel |
| Dimensions | Overall: 30 x 44 in. (76.2 x 111.8 cm) Framed: 35 7/16 × 49 5/16 × 1 9/16 in. (90 × 125.3 × 4 cm) |
| Credit Line | Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University |
| Accession Number | 61.43 |
| This artwork is currently on view. | |
The painting depicts three figures standing in front of a gray sky with a classical temple in ruins slightly to their left. There is a man and a woman, with a small child standing between them. There are cows and other animals surrounding them but the composition is otherwise sparse.
In this scene, based on Genesis 21:14, Abraham banishes his Egyptian concubine Hagar and their son Ishmael, whom his wife, Sarah, considers a rival to her own son, Isaac. The Italianate landscape, complete with a classical ruin, is typical of both Aelbert Cuyp, a leading landscape painter in seventeenth-century Holland, and Hendrick Mommers, who spent some time in Italy. Over the centuries, the oil paint has become translucent, allowing us to detect the panel’s wood grain.
Provenance research is ongoing for this and many other items in the Eskenazi Museum of Art permanent collection. For more information about the provenance of this artwork, please contact the department curator with specific questions.
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"Hagar and Ishmael Sent Away by Abraham | Collections Online." Collections Online. Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University, 2025. https://artmuseum.indiana.edu/collections-online/browse/object.php?number=61.43