COXCIE, Michiel van
(b. 1499, Mechelen, d. 1592, Mechelen)

The Expulsion of Hagar

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Oil on panel, 111 x 150 cm
Private collection

Hagar, the Egyptian hand maiden of Sarah was the mother of Ishmael, Abraham's first son. When Isaac, Sarah's son, was born Ishmael mocked his younger brother so that Sarah asked Abraham to banish him, together with his mother. Abraham provided them with bread and a bottle of water and sent them off into the desert of Beersheba.