Ahijah and Jeroboam
Medium
engraving
Dimensions
25.5 × 19.5 cm
Classification
Department
Prints
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Seventy-fifth anniversary gift of Louise S. Richards
Accession Number
1991.261
Tags
male
About this artwork
These four prints were likely meant as two pairs of engravings depicting scenes of the lives of the prophets Ahijah and Elijah. Although Elijah was a common subject for artists, works featuring Ahijah were extremely rare. Other than their common source, the Book of Kings from the Bible, they have no thematic link. The action in this print shows the prophet Ahijah giving the young Jeroboam-a rebel leader set against the idol-worshipping King Solomon-ten portions of his own new mantle. This symbol...