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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)

Netherlands, early 17th Century

Engraving

Support: Cream(1) laid paper

Sheet: 25.5 x 19.5 cm (10 1/16 x 7 11/16 in.)

Seventy-fifth anniversary gift of Louise S. Richards 1991.263

Catalogue raisonné: Hollstein XXIII.16.14

State: I/II

Location

not on view

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.

Inscriptions

Inscription

lower left, in plate: Abraham, Bloemaert inven, / Joan, Saeredam sculp, et excudebat / A 1604 ; lower left, in yellow ink: 13 ; VERSO, lower left, in graphite: PvA

Provenance
Louise S. Richards, Cleveland, OH
Exhibition history

Cleveland, Ohio: The Cleveland Museum of Art; 8/3/97 - 10/26/97. "Mannerism: Italian, French, and Netherlandish Prints, 1520-1620."

Signs of Affection: Gifts Honoring the Museum's 75th Anniversary. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 27, 1992-January 3, 1993).

Mannerism: Italian, French, and Netherlandish Prints, 1520-1620. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (August 3-October 26, 1997).

Source URL: https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1991.263