Abraham Serving the Three Angels

Abraham Serving the Three Angels is a 1646 oil-on-panel painting by Rembrandt.^[1][2][3] The scene depicts Abraham, it is based on an episode from the Book of Genesis (18:1–12)^[4] and it has Mughal influence.^[5] Today it is in a private collection since it was bought in an auction in 1848 for £64 (equivalent to $8,000 in 2023).^[6] Before that its owners were Ferdinand Bol, a student of Rembrandt, the Dutch art collector and Mayor of Amsterdam, Jan Six as well as Benjamin West, an American artist.^[6]

Abraham Serving the Three Angels
Artist	Rembrandt
Year	1646
Dimensions	16 cm × 21 cm (6.3 in × 8.3 in)
Location	Private collection

In 2021, the painting was put up for sale by its current owner, Mark Fisch (the Metropolitan Museum trustee).^[7]

See also

• List of paintings by Rembrandt