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

Oil on copper. This work represents the episode known as "The Apparition of Mamre", 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 grove of Mamre, in human form. The patriarch welcomes these guests into his house and feeds them, and during the meal one of his guests tells him that his wife Sarah will have a son in a year. It is precisely this moment that the painter captures: the angel on the left appears speaking directly to Abraham, and the latter listens attentively, as indicated by the position of his hands, typical of Baroque stage gestures. Measurements: 71 x 88 cm