the priests of Baal shout and dance around their altar to the god Baal call and ask him to fire for the burnt offering. At the altar King Ahab. In the background right Elijah prays to his God by his burnt offering, which is ignited by fire from heaven. The prophets of Baal put to death after the incident in the background left. Among the performance, a reference in Latin to the Bible in Kon 1. 18:27. This print is part of a album. Manufacturer : printmaker: anonymous design by: Jan Snellinck (I) publisher Claes Jansz. Visscher (II) Editor: Jan Philipsz SchabaeljePlaats manufacture: Publisher:
the priests of Baal shout and dance around their altar to the god Baal call and ask him to fire for the burnt offering. At the altar King Ahab. In the background right Elijah prays to his God by his burnt offering, which is ignited by fire from heaven. The prophets of Baal put to death after the incident in the background left. Among the performance, a reference in Latin to the Bible in Kon 1. 18:27. This print is part of a album. Manufacturer : printmaker: anonymous design by: Jan Snellinck (I) publisher Claes Jansz. Visscher (II) Editor: Jan Philipsz SchabaeljePlaats manufacture: Publisher: Amsterdam Publisher: Alkmaar Date: 1579 and / or 1646 Physical features: car material: paper Technique: engra (printing process) Dimensions: plate edge: H 207 mm × W 287 mm Subject: an altar is prepared by the Baal worshipers and a bull is laid upon it; All the priests' cries, wild dances and self-mutilations are in vain (sacrifice on Mount Carmel) as Elijah prays, God sends fire burns up How many followers not only his sacrifice but usefull the altar itself; the people fall prostrate
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