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The Prediction of Ahijah
Abraham Bloemaert, Jan Saenredam1604
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States
As punishment for the king's sins, the prophet predicts disaster saying, "those of your people who die in the city shall be eaten by dogs, and those who die in the field shall be eaten by birds." Ahijah is seated, pointing to two dying people including the young man with the crown, presumably Jeroboam's son.
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- Title: The Prediction of Ahijah
- 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/1991.262
- Medium: engraving
- Series: Scenes of the Prophet Ahijah
- Inscriptions: lower left, in plate: A. Bloemaert inve. / J. Saenredam scupl. / Z ; VERSO, lower left, in graphite: PvA
- Department: Prints
- Culture: Netherlands, early 17th Century
- Credit Line: Seventy-fifth anniversary gift of Louise S. Richards
- Collection: PR - Engraving
- Accession Number: 1991.262
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