Sarai [Sarah] brings Hagar to Abram [Abraham] (Genesis 16:3)

Sarah presenting Hagar to Abraham was an Old Testament subject that gained popularity in seventeenth-century Dutch and Flemish painting as a vehicle for exploring domestic tension and moral complexity. Stom returned to this theme multiple times throughout his career, and this late version at the Condé Museum in Chantilly dates to around 1650. The subject’s emotional drama suited his Caravaggist approach perfectly. Stom's biblical subjects demonstrate the enduring vitality of the Caravaggist tradition in Sicily long after it had faded elsewhere in Europe.

The three figures are arranged in a tight triangular grouping, with candlelight modeling Sarah’s gesture of offering. Stom uses a warm brown ground visible through the shadows, unifying the composition.