Melchizedek Presenting Abraham with Bread and Wine by Hippolyte Flandrin

Melchizedek Presenting Abraham with Bread and Wine 1835 - 1864

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drawing

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aged paper

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toned paper

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light pencil work

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print

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pencil sketch

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old engraving style

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personal sketchbook

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ink drawing experimentation

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france

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men

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sketchbook drawing

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watercolour illustration

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sketchbook art

Hippolyte Flandrin's "Melchizedek Presenting Abraham with Bread and Wine" is a black and white drawing, framed within an architectural setting. The central figures of Melchizedek and Abraham are prominently displayed in the composition, demonstrating a scene from the biblical story of Genesis. This piece is considered a work of Neoclassicism and is a testament to the artist's skill in capturing biblical narrative through meticulous linework and attention to detail.

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