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Elijah and the Widow of Zarephath
c. 1525
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States
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.
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Details
- Title: Elijah and the Widow of Zarephath
- Date Created: c. 1525
- Physical Dimensions: Overall: 70.6 x 50.2 cm (27 13/16 x 19 3/4 in.)
- Provenance: William G. Mather, Cleveland, Ohio.
- Type: Glass
- Rights: CC0
- External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1951.337
- Medium: pot-metal and white glass, and silver stain
- Department: Medieval Art
- Culture: North Netherlands, 16th century
- Credit Line: Bequest of William G. Mather
- Collection: MED - Gothic
- Accession Number: 1951.337
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