Fractured Families And Rebel Maidservants The Biblical Hagar And Ishmael in Seventeenth-century Dutch Art And Literature

Sellin examines the story of Hagar and Ishmael through the eyes of 17th-century Dutch painters. Hagar's tale is among the more disturbing, complex accounts of a female figure in the Old Testament, a tragic tale of servitude and heir-making surrogacy. This work looks at Dutch painting to recover Hagar's reputation.Sellin, Christine Petra is the author of 'Fractured Families And Rebel Maidservants The Biblical Hagar And Ishmael in Seventeenth-century Dutch Art And Literature', published 2006 under ISBN 9780567028914 and ISBN 0567028917.