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Expulsion of Hagar and Ishmael

Date

ca. 1683

Creator

Ciro Ferri
Raclin Murphy Museum of Art

This scene, taken from Genesis 21:9–21, depicts Abraham banishing his second wife, Hagar, and their son, Ishmael, from the family home. Sarah, his first wife, watches from a window above. Ciro Ferri set the figures in an idyllic, mountainous landscape instead of a dry desert, which was the original setting for the story. This change in scenery is typical of seventeenth-century Italian painting. The artist added decorative arrangements of foliage as framing devices to highlight the central figures and action. He also invigorated the image by the use of strong diagonal compositional elements that underscore the drama of the story.

from Snite Museum of Art, Selected Works: Snite Museum of Art (Notre Dame, 2005)

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Metadata

Creator
Ciro Ferri (Italian, 1634 - 1689)
Date
ca. 1683
Classification
Paintings
Related Location
Europe, Italy
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
61 3/4 x 47 3/4 x 2 3/4 in. (156.85 x 121.29 x 6.99 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. Fred Snite Sr., by Exchange, and Fred B. Snite Sr. Foundation Fund
Copyright Status
Public domain
Subject
Bible, Old Testament
Hagar
religious art
Story of Ishmael and Hagar

Metadata

Accession Number
1988.061
Campus Location
Raclin Murphy Museum of Art
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