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Elisha and Elijah's Chariot of Fire by Jan Saenredam — VisualArtsDB

Elisha and Elijah's Chariot of Fire

Elisha and Elijah's Chariot of Fire

1604

Medium: engraving
Dimensions: Sheet: 25.5 x 19.5 cm (10 1/16 x 7 11/16 in.)
Genre: Print
Museum: Cleveland Museum of Art

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Netherlands, early 17th Century

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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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