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Elisha and Elijah's Chariot of Fire
Abraham Bloemaert, Jan Saenredam1604
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States
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.
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- Title: Elisha and Elijah's Chariot of Fire
- Creator: Jan Saenredam (Dutch, 1565-1607), Jan Saenredam (Dutch, 1565-1607), Abraham Bloemaert (Dutch, 1564-1651)
- Date Created: 1604
- Physical Dimensions: Sheet: 25.5 x 19.5 cm (10 1/16 x 7 11/16 in.)
- Provenance: Louise S. Richards, Cleveland, OH
- Type: Print
- Rights: CC0
- External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1991.264
- Medium: engraving
- State of work: I/III
- Series: Scenes of the Prophet Elijah
- Inscriptions: lower center, in plate: A, Bloemaert inven, / J. Saenredam sculp. Z ; lower center, in yellow ink (over the ' Z'): 4 ; VERSO, lower left, in graphite: PvA ; across bottom, in graphite: Srem. Ep°. avec le numero 2 au lieu d'un 4
- Department: Prints
- Culture: Netherlands, early 17th Century
- Credit Line: Seventy-fifth anniversary gift of Louise S. Richards
- Collection: PR - Engraving
- Accession Number: 1991.264
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