id:			329314
accession number:	2019.3
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/2019.3
updated:		2023-08-24 01:32:44.674000

Abraham Casting Out Hagar and Ishmael, c. 1630s-1650s. Pieter de Grebber (Dutch, 1590–1663). Black and white chalks on antique laid blue paper; sheet: 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

title:				Abraham Casting Out Hagar and Ishmael
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creation date:			c. 1630s-1650s
creation date earliest:		1625
creation date latest:		1665
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creditline:			John L. Severance Fund
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culture:	Netherlands, 17th century
technique:	black and white chalks on antique laid blue paper
department:	Drawings
collection:	DR - Dutch
type:		Drawing
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CREATORS

* Pieter de Grebber (Dutch, 1590–1663)  - artist
Dutch painter, draftsman and printmaker, ca. 1600-ca. 1653
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measurements: Sheet: 43.4 x 27.8 cm (17 1/16 x 10 15/16 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	Private Collection, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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	the Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: March 4, 2019
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fun fact:
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.

digital 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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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Andrews, Keith, “On Some Drawings by Pieter de Grebber,” <em>Master Drawings</em> Vol. 22/No. 3 (Autumn, 1984):
	page number: 	p. 294-97
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IMAGES

web:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/2019.3/2019.3_web.jpg
print:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/2019.3/2019.3_print.jpg
full:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/2019.3/2019.3_full.tif