Images
https://piction.clevelandart.org/cma/ump.di?e=3A4DFABC8498A9E899B428BC6DD5D226E804FFB451AD7166002855754688B70A&s=24247294&se=464482201&v=4&f=1991.264_o2.jpg
Jan 23, 2007
Elisha and Elijah's Chariot of Fire
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, 1564–1651)
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 1991.264
Catalogue raisonné: Hollstein XXIII.17.15
State: I/III
Location
Download and Share
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.
Contact us
The information about this object, including provenance, may not be currently accurate. If you notice a mistake or have additional information about this object, please email collectionsdata@clevelandart.org.
To request more information about this object, study images, or bibliography, contact the Ingalls Library Reference Desk.
All images and data available through Open Access can be downloaded for free. For images not available through Open Access, a detail image, or any image with a color bar, request a digital file from Image Services.