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Hagar and Ishmael

Unknown

1600

oil

canvas

From the collection of Ashmolean Museum

Early Baroque Italian Baroque Religious

Dominant colour

Hagar and Ishmael is a 1600 oil by Unknown, a Early Baroque Italian work, held at Ashmolean Museum.

Who painted this?: Unknown
When & what style?: 1600 · Early Baroque Italian
Where can I see it?: Ashmolean Museum

About this work

This painting depicts a tender scene of a woman and a child. The woman, dressed in a red and white gown, sits with her left arm around the child, who is naked and leaning against her. A cherub with brown wings and a pink robe hovers above them, reaching out to the child. The background of the painting is a soft, dreamy landscape with rolling hills and a distant building. The overall mood of the painting is one of warmth and intimacy, capturing a quiet moment between the woman and child.