Elijah in the Wilderness Fed by Ravens, from Four Scenes from the Life of the Prophets, Isaiah, Ahajah and Elisha
Jan Saenredam
1604
Medium
Engraving on ivory laid paper
Dimensions
Sheet (trimmed): 27 × 19.9 cm (10 11/16 × 7 7/8 in.)
Classification
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
268396
About the Artist
Jan Saenredam · 1565–1607
Jan Pieterszoon Saenredam (c. 1565–1607) emerged from humble beginnings in the Dutch village of Assendelft, where he was orphaned young and raised by his uncle, the local bailiff Pieter de Jongh. Initially destined for basket weaving or farm work, Saenredam's precocious talent for embellishing texts with intricate designs caught attention, leading to an apprenticeship in cartography. By 1589, at a...