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Elijah Departs the World in a Chariot of Fire and Leaves His Mantle for Elisha
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
The prophet Elisha in the foreground. He kneels and looks in disbelief at Elijah, who is being taken up to heaven in a fiery chariot. Elijah's mantle falls from the chariot. The print has a Latin inscription in the lower margin.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineElia verlaat de wereld in een vurige wagen en laat zijn mantel achter voor Elisa. 1604. Jan Saenredam. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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