Antwerp, Sadeler, Johann (I), Vos, Maerten de, Wierix, Johannes, Scenes from the Old Testament, Ascension of Elijah, verso bottom - stamped, Elijah is carried to heaven in a chariot of fire, pulled by horses. Elisha just catches his cloak. In the background we see how Elisha then strikes the water with Elijah's cloak so that it flows to the left and right and he can cross the river. In doing so he wins the recognition of the prophets on the other side. In the margin a three-line Bible quotation from 2 Kings 2 in Latin., print, prints, Cumq pergerent, et incedentes, .....eum amplius. REG. IIII. CAP.11, bottom center in the margin - engraved, height 248 mm, width 201 mm, South Netherlands, 1549 - 1618, print maker, printmaker, 1582 - 1583, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, 1532 - 1603-12-04, after design van, Publication (Event), Publication, 1550 - 1600-08, publisher
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