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Elisha and Elijah's Chariot of Fire

1604

Jan Saenredam

(Dutch, 1565–1607)
published by

Jan Saenredam

(Dutch, 1565–1607)

after Abraham Bloemaert

(Dutch, 1564–1651)
Netherlands, early 17th Century
engraving
Sheet: 25.5 x 19.5 cm (10 1/16 x 7 11/16 in.)
Seventy-fifth anniversary gift of Louise S. Richards 1991.264
Catalogue raisonné: Hollstein XXIII.17.15
Location: Not on view

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.
  • Louise S. Richards, Cleveland, OH
  • Turner, Evan H. “The Year in Review for 1992.” The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 80, no. 2 (February 1993): 38–79. Mentioned: p. 74 www.jstor.org
  • Mannerism: Italian, French, and Netherlandish Prints, 1520-1620. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (August 3-October 26, 1997).
    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).
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Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1991.264