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Series Title: Scenes of the Prophet Elijah

Elisha and Elijah's Chariot of Fire

1604

Jan Saenredam

(Dutch, 1565–1607)
published by

Jan Saenredam

(Dutch, 1565–1607)

after Abraham Bloemaert

(Dutch, 1566–1651)
Culture
Netherlands, early 17th Century
Medium
engraving
Support
Cream(1) laid paper
Measurements
Sheet: 25.5 x 19.5 cm (10 1/16 x 7 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
Seventy-fifth anniversary gift of Louise S. Richards 1991.264
Catalogue raisonné
Hollstein XXIII.17.15
State
I/III
Public Domain
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Description

Elijah is perhaps best known for escaping death by ascending into heaven on a chariot of fire, an episode seen by many Christians as a foreshadowing of the Resurrection and Ascension of Christ.
A vertically oriented engraving depicts Elisha, an older man with a light skin tone, kneeling on rocky ground and reaching toward the sky. A gnarled tree trunk dominates the right foreground, while smaller trees rise on the left. In the upper center, Elijah ascends in a horse-drawn chariot amidst clouds. Distant mountains sit beneath a light sky, with fine, intersecting lines creating deep shadows and intricate textures throughout the landscape.

Elisha and Elijah's Chariot of Fire

1604

Jan Saenredam, Jan Saenredam, Abraham Bloemaert

(Dutch, 1565–1607), (Dutch, 1565–1607), (Dutch, 1566–1651)
Netherlands, early 17th Century

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