Elisha and Elijah's Chariot of Fire
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
1991.264
Tags
male
About this artwork
Elijah is perhaps best known for escaping death by ascending into heaven on a chariot of fire, an episode seen by many Christians as a foreshadowing of the Resurrection and Ascension of Christ.