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Claude illustrates the Old Testament story of Hagar, setting it in a tranquil landscape bathed in hazy sunlight. Hagar is an Egyptian servant girl who gives birth to Abraham’s child and runs away after quarrelling with Abraham’s childless wife, Sarah. Claude captures Hagar’s suffering and despair: having run out of water in the wilderness, she has left her son, Ishmael, under a bush and is praying for God’s salvation. In the Bible, this scene is set in the desert, but Claude depicts a verdant landscape that resembles the countryside around Rome. According to the story, an angel appears to Hagar and gives her water. However, Claude shows a substantial river in the background. Pointing towards a distant town, the angel encourages Hagar to return to Sarah and Abraham.
Title
Landscape with Hagar and the Angel
Date
1646
Medium
Oil on canvas mounted on wood
Measurements
H 52.2 x W 42.3 cm
Accession number
NG61
Acquisition method
Presented by Sir George Beaumont, 1828
Work type
Painting
The National Gallery, London
Trafalgar Square, London, Greater London WC2N 5DN England
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