The Sacrifice of Elijah
The Sacrifice of Elijah
The Sacrifice of Elijah
The Sacrifice of Elijah

Currently not on view

The Sacrifice of Elijah,

ca. 1653

Luca Giordano, Italian, 1634–1705
x1989-38

Information

Title
The Sacrifice of Elijah
Dates

ca. 1653

Maker
Luca Giordano
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
plate (sheet trimmed to plate): 35.8 × 50.3 cm (14 1/8 × 19 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase, Laura P. Hall Memorial Fund
Object Number
x1989-38
Place Made

Europe, Italy, Naples

Inscription
Signed in plate on rock, lower right: L. Jordanus
Marks/Labels/Seals
Watermark: concentric double circle with M above; 3-peaked mountain surmounted by fleur-de-lis within
Reference Numbers
Bartsch 174.1
Culture
Italian, European
Type
etchings, prints
Materials
printing ink
Techniques
etching (printing process)
Subject
bible stories, kings (people), priests, fires, oxen, deaths, men, figures (representations)

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