Hagar and Ishmael, Benjamin West

Hagar and Ishmael

Benjamin West (American) (1738-1820)

Movement: Neoclassicism
Date: 1776
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 193 × 138.4 cm
Collection: Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States
Rights: Public domain
Photograph: Metropolitan Museum of Art, CC0

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Agar Ismaël Angel Bible Old Testament Religion Woman Mother Child Son Desert Soif Jug Turban Coat Bare feet Cloud Sky Despair Hope Tenderness Red Green Oil on canvas

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