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Elijah in the Wilderness Fed by Ravens
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Elijah in the Wilderness Fed by Ravens

Jan Saenredam (Dutch, 1565–1607), artist; Jan Saenredam (Dutch, 1565–1607), published by; Abraham Bloemaert (Dutch, 1566–1651), artist · 1604 · engraving

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According to the Old Testament, Elijah, a ninth-century BC Hebrew prophet, survived his time in the wilderness with the help of a raven sent by God, who fed him bread and venison.

Cleveland Museum of Art’s own description
Credit lineScenes of the Prophet Elijah: Elijah in the Wilderness Fed by Ravens, 1604. Jan Saenredam (Dutch, 1565–1607), Jan Saenredam (Dutch, 1565–1607), after Abraham Bloemaert (Dutch, 1566–1651). Engraving; sheet: 25.5 x 19.5 cm (10 1/16 x 7 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Seventy-fifth anniversary gift of Louise S. Richards, 1991.263
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