An oil painting titled "Hagar in the Wilderness," by Camille Corot, 1835, showing Hagar and her son Ishmael comforted by an angel after their expulsion into the desert, an episode from the Book of Genesis. Held today by the Metropolitan Museum of Art under accession 38.64, European Paintings department, Rogers Fund, 1938.
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Attributed ToCamille Corot, a French landscape painter associated with the Barbizon school. 1 Physical Form
MediumOil painting by Camille Corot, 1835, Metropolitan Museum of Art 38.64 1 Medium (class) Connections
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This source names Ishmael directly: "Corot, 1835, showing Hagar and her son Ishmael comforted by an angel after their expulsion into the desert, an episode from the Book of Genesis."
Source Hagar in the Wilderness, accession 38.64 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
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Source Hagar in the Wilderness, accession 38.64 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
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Hagar, Figures The Met's own title for this painting names the subject outright, "Hagar in the Wilderness," a direct identification rather than a bare thematic tag.
Source Hagar in the Wilderness, accession 38.64 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
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Metropolitan Museum of Art- accession 38.64
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An oil painting titled "Hagar in the Wilderness," by Camille Corot, 1835, showing Hagar and her son Ishmael comforted by an angel after their expulsion into the desert, an episode from the Book of Genesis.
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