Elia in de vurige wagen, Matthäus Greuter, after Wendel Dietterlin (I), 1589

Title(s)

Elia in de vurige wagen

Object type

• print

Object number

RP-P-1998-386

Catalogue reference

• Hollstein German 4-1(2)
• LeBlanc 2

Inscriptions / marks

• collector's mark: Lugt 2228
• collector's mark: Lugt 2760

Artist

• print maker: Matthäus Greuter (mentioned on object)
• after design by: Wendel Dietterlin (I) (mentioned on object)
• publisher: Matthäus Greuter (mentioned on object)

Place

Straatsburg (Frankrijk)

Dating

1589

Material

• paper

Technique

engraving

Measurements

height 376 mm × width 314 mm

What

• a chariot, horses of fire and a whirlwind appear and Elijah is carried up into heaven; Elijah's cloak falls (or he hands it over to Elisha)

Credit line

• Purchased with the support of the F.G. Waller-Fonds

Acquisition

purchase 1998

Copyright

Public domain

• Conrad Grale to Johann Georg Guttwein, dl. 12, p. 109, cat.nr. 4
• Manuel de l'amateur d'estampes, contenant un dictionnaire des graveurs de toutes les nations : ouvrage destiné à faire suite au Manuel du libraire par J.Ch. Brunet, dl. 2, p. 320, cat.nr. 2
• Keuze uit de aanwinsten (1998-2/3), p. 330-331, afb. 17