ANVERSOISE school around 1580, entourage of Frans FLORIS The Angel of the Lord appears to Hagar Oak panel with parquet floor 69 x 107 cm The episode illustrated here is taken from Genesis, Chapter 16 (7-10): The angel of the Lord found [Hagar] in the desert by a spring, the one on the road to Shur. The angel said to her, "Hagar, Sarai's servant, where have you come from and where are you going?" She answered, "I am running away from my mistress Sarai." The angel of the Lord said to her, "Return to your mistress and humble yourself under her hand." The angel of the Lord said to her, "I will give you so many descendants that it will be impossible to count them." In the background, Abraham is depicted who, driven by Sarah's jealousy, drives out Hagar and her son Ishmael.