have the prophets of Baal, at the request of Elia, a bull as a sacrifice to their god laid out. They pray that the Baal fire move, but that does not happen. Elijah later does the same, but he sacrifices and pray to the god of the Jews. In the background on the right you can see that it burns his sacrifice. In the background left is to see how the prophets of Baal were killed after the incident. Among the show a line of text in Latin. This print is part of a series of four prints the story of the prophet Elijah verbeelden. Manufacturer : to design: Jan Snellinck (I) printmaker: Philip Galle (st
have the prophets of Baal, at the request of Elia, a bull as a sacrifice to their god laid out. They pray that the Baal fire move, but that does not happen. Elijah later does the same, but he sacrifices and pray to the god of the Jews. In the background on the right you can see that it burns his sacrifice. In the background left is to see how the prophets of Baal were killed after the incident. Among the show a line of text in Latin. This print is part of a series of four prints the story of the prophet Elijah verbeelden. Manufacturer : to design: Jan Snellinck (I) printmaker: Philip Galle (studio) printmaker: Hendrick Goltzius (rejected attribution) publisher Claes Jansz . Visscher (II) Place manufacture: printmaker: Antwerp Print Author: Haarlem Publisher: Amsterdam Date: 1579 and / or 1643 Physical features: car material: paper Technique: engra (printing process) Dimensions: plate edge: H 207 mm × W 285 mmToelichtingPrent used: Theatrum Biblicum: hoc est historiae sacrae veteris et novi testamenti tabulis Aeneis expressae. Opus praesentatissimorum huius ac superioris seculi pictorum atque sculptorum, sumo studio et conquisitum in lucem editum. Amsterdam: Claes Jansz. Visscher, 1643. Subject: two sacrificial altars are set up ~ story of Elijah
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