Abraham Dismissing Hagar
Andrea Sacchi
1599–1661
Medium
Red chalk; highlighted with white lead which has turned black
Dimensions
Sheet: 7 3/8 x 7 1/2 in. (18.7 x 19.1 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Nathan Chaikin, 1961
Accession Number
61.524.68
Tags
BoysWomenAbraham
About the Artist
Andrea Sacchi · 1599–1661
Son and pupil of Benedetto Sacchi. He then worked with Francesco Albano and studied Raphael, Polidoro da Caravaggio and the artists of antiquity. He later trained numerous pupils, most notably Lauri, Gazzi and Carlo Maratti. Comment on works: Portrait; History