The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of December 19, 2025
Elijah and the Widow of Zarephath
c. 1525
Overall: 70.6 x 50.2 cm (27 13/16 x 19 3/4 in.)
Bequest of William G. Mather 1951.337
Location: 112 Northern Renaissance
Description
As told in I Kings 17:8–24, in the city of Zarephath the prophet Elijah met a widow gathering sticks who gave him food and drink. The widow's son was mortally ill and Elijah carried him upstairs where he "stretched himself upon the child three times" and called upon God. The child was revived.- William G. Mather, Cleveland, Ohio.
- Milliken, William, and Henry Francis. "Bequest of William G. Mather." The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 38, no. 8 (October 1951): 196-198 Mentioned: p. 197 www.jstor.org
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Source URL:
https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1951.337