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Source Description
In this drawing, the Haarlem artist Pieter de Grebber depicted the Old Testament subject of the handmaid Hagar and her son Ishmael being cast out into the wilderness by Abraham. A popular story in the Protestant Netherlands, its theme played into the society’s emphasis on charity and compassion for immigrants or outcasts. De Grebber focused the scene on Abraham’s dismissive gesture and Hagar’s tearfully wilted form, beautifully rendered with carefully shaded drapery.
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329314
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Abraham Casting Out Hagar and Ishmael
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drawing
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329314
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drawing
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Abraham Casting Out Hagar and Ishmael
description
In this drawing, the Haarlem artist Pieter de Grebber depicted the Old Testament subject of the handmaid Hagar and her son Ishmael being cast out into the wilderness by Abraham. A popular story in the Protestant Netherlands, its theme played into the society’s emphasis on charity and compassion for immigrants or outcasts. De Grebber focused the scene on Abraham’s dismissive gesture and Hagar’s tearfully wilted form, beautifully rendered with carefully shaded drapery.
date
c. 1630s–50s
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CC0
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CC0
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en
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Q79876003
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329311
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Drawing
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1
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import
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Support: 56.5 x 39.7 cm (22 1/4 x 15 5/8 in.); Matted: 62.9 x 41.3 x 0.3 cm (24 3/4 x 16 1/4 x 1/8 in.); Image: 43.4 x 27.8 cm (17 1/16 x 10 15/16 in.)
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Netherlands
accession
2019.3
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black and white chalks on antique laid blue paper
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Abraham Casting Out Hagar and Ishmael, c. 1630s–50s. Pieter de Grebber (Dutch, 1590–1663). Black and white chalks on antique laid blue paper; support: 56.5 x 39.7 cm (22 1/4 x 15 5/8 in.); matted: 62.9 x 41.3 x 0.3 cm (24 3/4 x 16 1/4 x 1/8 in.); image: 43.4 x 27.8 cm (17 1/16 x 10 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 2019.3
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DR - Dutch
didYouKnow
The story of Hagar and her son Ishmael cast into the wilderness seen in this drawing was popular in 17th-century Holland for its emphasis on charity and compassion for immigrants.
citations
citation
Andrews, Keith, “On Some Drawings by Pieter de Grebber,” <em>Master Drawings</em> Vol. 22/No. 3 (Autumn, 1984):
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p. 294-97
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John L. Severance Fund
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2026-05-29 08:56:27.675000
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329314
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Drawings
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DR - Dutch
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black and white chalks on antique laid blue paper
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male
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