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Series Title: Scenes of the Prophet Elijah

Elijah in the Wilderness Fed by Ravens

1604

Jan Saenredam

(Dutch, 1565–1607)
published by

Jan Saenredam

(Dutch, 1565–1607)

after Abraham Bloemaert

(Dutch, 1564–1651)
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 1991.263
Catalogue raisonné
Hollstein XXIII.16.14
State
I/II
Public Domain
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Location
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Description

According to the Old Testament, Elijah, a ninth-century BC Hebrew prophet, survived his time in the wilderness with the help of a raven sent by God, who fed him bread and venison.

Elijah in the Wilderness Fed by Ravens

1604

Jan Saenredam, Jan Saenredam, Abraham Bloemaert

(Dutch, 1565–1607), (Dutch, 1565–1607), (Dutch, 1564–1651)
Netherlands, early 17th Century

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