Elijah is Taken up to Heaven

1547

Augustin Hirschvogel

Associated Names
Augustin Hirschvogel

Artist, German, 1503 - 1553

This is a drawing of a chariot surrounded by flames. The chariot is being drawn by two horses with fiery manes, emitting swirling flames and smoke. In the chariot, there is a robed figure holding onto another standing figure in front. The chariot is detailed with ornate wheels. The background is simple, focusing on the central figures and the chariot. Below the image is a section of text in German.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1950.17.132

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Schwarz 1971, no. 91

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1917

  • -- see Schwarz 1917 for full citation -- use 'Schwarz 1971' for Hirschvogel's "Konkordanz" prints only

Wikidata ID

Q65220095

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