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)

Relations

Documentation

Artists born between 1570 and 1600, Jonathan Bikker, p. 108-109
All the paintings of the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam: a completely illustrated catalogue : first supplement: 1976-91, Pieter J.J. van Thiel, p. 48
All the paintings of the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, Pieter J.J. van Thiel, p. 172

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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