Bronze Age Gold from Wales
Hagar and Ishmael in the wilderness
SACCHI, Andrea (1599 - 1661)
This painting shows Hagar despairing over her son Ishmael who is dying of thirst after being banished to the desert, when an angel appears. The angel points to a spring of water and announces that Ishmael is destined to father a great nation. The painting is based on the Old Testament story of Hagar and Ishmael (Genesis 21: 1-21) and was made for Cardinal Antonio Barberini, Sacchi's principal patron and one of the greatest supporters of art at the time.
Collection Area
Art
Item Number
NMW A 9
Creation/Production
SACCHI, Andrea
Date: 1630 ca.
Acquisition
Purchase - ass. of NACF, 1971
Purchased with support from The National Art Collections Fund
Measurements
Techniques
canvas
Material
oil
Location
Gallery 02
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