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Elijah in the Desert

Moritz Berendt

1834

oil

canvas

From the collection of Philadelphia Museum of Art

German Romanticism Early 19th Century Religious

Dominant colour

Elijah in the Desert is a 1834 oil by Moritz Berendt, a German Romanticism work, held at Philadelphia Museum of Art.

Who painted this?: Moritz Berendt
When & what style?: 1834 · German Romanticism
Where can I see it?: Philadelphia Museum of Art

About this work

This painting shows a scene with an angel and a man. The angel, with large wings, is on the left. The man sits on the right, with his head in his hand. He wears a red robe. The angel touches the man's head. There are rocks and a tree behind them. The angel's white robe and the man's red robe stand out. The background is a blue sky. The angel's wings are big and feathery. The man looks sad. Look up Moritz Berendt, the artist who painted this.