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Brown ink and wash drawing of a robed man before an altar, a kneeling figure, a crowd with spears and cattle, and a dead ox with armor in the foreground.

The Meeting of Abraham and Melchizedek

A brown ink and wash drawing shows a robed, bearded man standing before a stone altar with a vessel, while a kneeling figure bows and a crowd with spears and cattle fills the scene. In the foreground lie a dead ox, a helmet, and scattered weapons, under a bright sky.

Artist
Giovanni Battista Tiepolo
Date
c. 1719
Medium
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown and gray wash, over black chalk, on ivory laid paper
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 1238 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1725).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Given in memory of Carl O. Schniewind

Español: El encuentro de Abraham y Melquisedec

Un dibujo en tinta y aguada marrón muestra a un hombre barbado con túnica de pie ante un altar de piedra con una vasija, mientras una figura arrodillada se inclina y una multitud con lanzas y ganado llena la escena. En primer plano yacen un buey muerto, un casco y armas dispersas, bajo un cielo luminoso.

Português: O encontro de Abraão e Melquisedeque

Um desenho em tinta e aguada marrom mostra um homem barbado de manto em pé diante de um altar de pedra com um vaso, enquanto uma figura ajoelhada se curva e uma multidão com lanças e gado preenche a cena. No primeiro plano jazem um boi morto, um elmo e armas espalhadas, sob um céu luminoso.