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The Sacrifice of Elijah and the Prophets of Baal (from Historiae Sacrae Veteris et Novi Testamenti)
Date:
ca. 1652
Location:
Not on display
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Media:
Etching
Dimensions:
Image: 409 x 525 mm (16 1/8 x 20 11/16 in.) Cropped
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Continent:
Europe
Provenance:
Fragmentary collector's stamp ('MVS.', verso); Moor S. Achenbach (1878-1964) (L. 3a, verso), 1963.
Accession Number:
1963.30.11375
Acquisition Date:
1963-04-09
Credit Line:
Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts
A amn praying at an elevated platform with a bull on top with a burning log across its neck. Several men stand watching and a large crowd in the distant background.