Plan your visit. 225 Madison Avenue at 36th Street, New York, NY 10016.

Plan your visit. 225 Madison Avenue at 36th Street, New York, NY 10016.

An Oratorio, probably "Abraham"

Lodovico Ottavio Burnacini
1636-1707

An Oratorio, probably "Abraham"

ca. 1670
12 3/4 x 6 3/8 inches (325 x 163 mm)
Pen and black ink, with gray wash, on paper.
1982.75:172

Gift of Mrs. Donald M. Oenslager, 1982.

Notes
The present scene, depicting Abraham, his wife Sara, and her maid, Hagar, may have been designed by Burnacini for the Hof Kapelle, Vienna.
Watermark: Bird on three mounts in circle, surmounted by letter "F". Watermark, beta radiograph. Bird, mounts, circle "F", Fabriano. 187720wm_1982_75_172_WM_beta.jpg
Associated names
Goldschmidt, Lucien, former owner.
Oenslager, Donald, 1902-1975, former owner.
Classification
Century Drawings
School
Department