The angel appears to Hagar in the desert / Hagar and Ismael in the Desert of Bersheeba

The artwork The angel appears to Hagar in the desert / Hagar and Ismael in the Desert of Bersheeba is a painting created in 1585. Currently, it is held in the Kunsthistorisches Museum. The artwork dimensions are 1.4 meter in height and 2.82 meter in width. The artwork is authored by Paolo Veronese.

The painting depicts a woman, Hagar, seated on a rock in a wooded area with a young boy, Ishmael, leaning against her. Hagar is reaching up to her head with her right hand, while her left arm wraps around Ishmael. Both figures have their heads turned to the left of the frame, where an angel descends from the sky. The angel, a young person with blond, curly hair and large white wings, gestures towards the ground with their right hand. The style of the artwork, including the use of light and shadow, is characteristic of the Italian Renaissance.