Elijah and the Widow of Zarephath
Unknown Artist
c. 1525
Medium
pot-metal and white glass, and silver stain
Dimensions
70.6 × 50.2 cm
Classification
Glass
Department
Medieval Art
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Bequest of William G. Mather
Accession Number
1951.337
About this artwork
As told in I Kings 17:8–24, in the city of Zarephath the prophet Elijah met a widow gathering sticks who gave him food and drink. The widow's son was mortally ill and Elijah carried him upstairs where he "stretched himself upon the child three times" and called upon God. The child was revived.