Elijah's Ascension in a Chariot of Fire, from the series The Story of Elijah and Elisha (2 Kings 2.11)
Artwork Details
- Title: Elijah's Ascension in a Chariot of Fire, from the series The Story of Elijah and Elisha (2 Kings 2.11)
- Series/Portfolio: Used in Thesaurus sacrarum historiarum (Antwerp, Gerard de Jode, 1579 and 1585) [provide Met accession #]
- Artist: Peeter van der Borcht (Netherlandish, Mechelen ca. 1535–1608 Antwerp)
- Artist: Attributed to Jacob Floris the Elder (Flemish, 1524–1581)
- Publisher: Published by Gerard de Jode (Netherlandish, 1509/17–1591)
- Medium: Engraving
- Dimensions: sheet: 7 3/8 x 9 3/4 in. (18.8 x 24.7 cm)
- Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1957
- Object Number: 57.572.43
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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