Offer van Elia door vuur verteerd, Caspar Luyken, 1712

Title(s)

Offer van Elia door vuur verteerd

Object type

• print

Object number

RP-P-OB-45.889

Catalogue reference

• Van Eeghen 4185

Inscriptions / marks

• collector's mark: Lugt 2228
• number: ‘135’

Artist

• print maker: Caspar Luyken

Place

Amsterdam

Dating

1712

Material

• paper

Technique

etching

Measurements

height 113 mm × width 148 mm

What

• as Elijah prays, God sends fire which burns up not only his sacrifice but also the altar itself; the people fall prostrate

Acquisition

unknown 2012

Copyright

Public domain

• Het werk van Jan en Casper Luyken, P. van Eeghen, Johan Philip van der Kellen, dl. 2, p. 716, cat.nr. 4185