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
Rights
Public Domain
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.