Who created "Hagar in the Wilderness"?

Hagar in the Wilderness was created by Camille Corot in 1835.

What medium is "Hagar in the Wilderness"?

Hagar in the Wilderness is Oil on canvas.

Is "Hagar in the Wilderness" in the public domain?

Yes, Hagar in the Wilderness is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

Hagar in the Wilderness

Camille Corot

1835

Medium

Oil on canvas

Dimensions

71 x 106 1/2 in. (180.3 x 270.5 cm)

Classification

Paintings

Department

European Paintings

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Rogers Fund, 1938

Accession Number

38.64

Tags

ChildrenWomenLandscapes

Art Historical Context

Camille Corot's *Hagar in the Wilderness* (1835) is a monumental oil on canvas that captures a poignant biblical scene from Genesis. Depicting the Egyptian servant Hagar and her son Ishmael, cast out into the desolate wilderness by Abraham and Sarah, the painting evokes themes of exile, despair, and divine intervention. The angel's promise of water in the distance offers a glimmer of hope amid the vast, arid landscape, blending human drama with nature's sublime power. Painted during Corot's formative years traveling in Italy, this work exemplifies his early mastery of the Barbizon style, brid...

About the Artist

Camille Corot · 1796–1875

Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot, born in Paris on July 16, 1796, into a prosperous bourgeois family—his father a former wig maker turned draper, his mother a successful milliner—initially resisted his artistic calling. After a lackluster education at the Lycée Pierre-Corneille in Rouen and failed apprenticeships in business, he abandoned commerce at age 26, thanks to a generous parental allowance foll...

Hagar in the Wilderness

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