The Ascension of Elijah, David Colijns, 1627

Identification

Title(s)

The Ascension of Elijah

Object type

painting

Object number

SK-A-1617

Inscriptions / marks

signature and date, lower right: ‘DColyns 1627’

Description

De hemelvaart van Elia. Landschap waarin de profeet Elisa ziet hoe Elia in de vurige wagen naar de hemel rijdt.

Creation

Artist

painter: David Colijns (signed by artist)

Dating

1627

Material and Technique

Physical features

oil on panel

Material

Measurements

support: height 40.5 cm × width 72.2 cm
outer size: depth 6.3 cm (support incl. frame)

Subject

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)

Acquisition and rights

Credit line

Gift of A. Bredius, The Hague

Acquisition

gift Jul-1894

Copyright

Public domain

Provenance

...; ? sale, Groningen, April 1894, with pendant, _Elisha Mocked by the Little Children_;{Hofstede de Groot notes, RKD; the sale catalogue has not been located.}...; donated to the museum by Dr Abraham Bredius (1855-1946), The Hague, 1894

Bibliography and list of abbreviations for the provenance (pdf)

Documentation

Persistent URL

To refer to this object please use the following persistent URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10934/RM0001.COLLECT.8155

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