Elijah Carried to Heaven in a Chariot of Fire; Children Who Mocked Elisha Torn by Bears (2 Kings II, 11; 23-24)

Identification and Creation

Object Number: M3606
People: Anonymous Germany (Nuremberg) 1499, German (15th century)
Title: Elijah Carried to Heaven in a Chariot of Fire; Children Who Mocked Elisha Torn by Bears (2 Kings II, 11; 23-24)
Other Titles: Series/Book Title: Illustration from Bible. Nuremberg, Koberger, 1483
Classification: Prints
Work Type: print
Date: 15th century
Places: Creation Place: Europe, Germany, Nüremberg
Culture: German
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/251221

Physical Descriptions

Medium: Woodcut
Technique: Woodcut

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Philip Hofer
Accession Year: 1929
Object Number: M3606
Division: European and American Art
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Publication History

Deborah Carton, "The Practice of Hand-Coloring Prints in the Early Years of Printmaking Revealed by the Technical Examination of Two Hand-Colored Prints from the Fogg Collection" (thesis (certificate in conservation), Straus Center for Conservation and Technical Studies, 2001), Unpublished, passim

Exhibition History

32Q: 3620 University Study Gallery, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 08/25/2015 - 01/03/2016

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