1621
oil
canvas
From the collection of J. Paul Getty Museum
Elijah Receiving Bread from the Widow of Zarephath is a 1621 oil by Giovanni Lanfranco, a Early Baroque Italian work, depicting Elijah, held at J. Paul Getty Museum.
This painting is called Elijah Receiving Bread from the Widow of Zarephath. It's a work by Giovanni Lanfranco. The painting is housed in the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles, California. This museum is known for its collection of art, including works from the Italian Baroque period. To learn more about the style of this painting, look up the technique of glazing.
Elijah Receiving Bread from the Widow of Zarephath is a painting by the Italian Baroque painter Giovanni Lanfranco. It is housed in the J. Paul Getty Museum located in Los Angeles, California.
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The painting was part of a series developed for the Chapel of the Holy Sacrament in the church of San Paolo fuori le Mura in Rome. It depicts an Old Testament event described as the Raising of the son of the widow of Zarephath. The widow and her resurrected child bring bread to the hungry Elijah who is seeking shelter near a dry stream. The events are narrated in the Old Testament, 1 Kings 17. The bread evokes the sacramental bread of the Eucharist. In the chapel, this painting accompanied canvas depictions of the Last Supper and Moses and the Messengers from Canaan (also displayed at the…
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Giovanni Lanfranco (26 January 1582 – 30 November 1647) was an Italian Baroque painter. He was a distinguished artist of the Bolognese school, deeply influenced by Annibale Carracci's’ classicism.
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