ATTRIBUTED TO FRANS FRANCKEN II Antwerp, Belgium (1581) / (

Oil on copper This work represents the episode known as the appearance of Mambre, narrated in chapter 18 of Genesis ( 1-5). In it, Yahweh and two angels (figures later interpreted as a prefiguration of the Trinity) appear to Abraham in the oak forest of Mambre, in human form. The patriarch welcomes these guests into his house and feeds them, and during the meal one of his guests reiterates that his wife Sara will have a son after a year. It is precisely this moment that the painter captures: the angel on the left appears speaking directly to Abraham, and he listens to him attentively, as indicated by the position of his hands, typical of baroque scenographic gestures. Measurements: 71 x 88 cm