Elijah at the Brook Cherith

Roelandt Savery (1576 - 1639)

Ashmolean Museum

1576 - 1639

Set in a romantic landscape, crowded with animals and birds. The Prophet is seated on some rocks by the side of a small waterfall in the background. He stretches out his arms to the ravens, who are flying towards him with food in their mouths.

• Medium: oil on canvas
• Dimensions: 37 x 51 cm
• ArtFunded in: 1931
• Presented by F F Madan through The Art Fund

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