The Story of Elisha
1643
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
1643
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Dominant colour
The Story of Elisha is a 1643 by Nicolaes Rijckmans, a Baroque work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This engraving shows two men in a dramatic outdoor scene. One man, dressed in old-fashioned robes, points upward toward a chariot pulled by fiery horses and a floating figure. Below them, another man herds sheep near a river, while a crowd gathers in the distance. The sky is swirling with clouds and movement, and the ground has rolling hills and a castle in the far background. The pointing man is likely a prophet—this scene comes from a biblical story where miracles happen. The fiery horses and dramatic sky suggest something supernatural is about to unfold. Next, look up the Baroque movement to see more art like this.
Nicolaes Rijckmans (1595–1636) was a Flemish artist, born in Edam.
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