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Abraham Dismissing Hagar

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)

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of Nathan Chaikin, 1961

Classification

Drawings

Department

Drawings and Prints

Rights

Public Domain

About Andrea Sacchi

1599–1661Papal States

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