The Ascension of Elijah, David Colijns, 1627

Title(s)

The Ascension of Elijah

Object type

• painting

Object number

SK-A-1617

Inscriptions / marks

• signature and date, lower right: ‘DColyns 1627’

Description

De hemelvaart van Elia. Landschap waarin de profeet Elisa ziet hoe Elia in de vurige wagen naar de hemel rijdt.

Artist

• painter: David Colijns

Dating

1627

Physical features

oil on panel

Material

• panel
• oil paint (paint)

Measurements

h 40.5 cm × w 72.2 cm

Credit line

• Gift of A. Bredius, The Hague

Acquisition

Jul-1894

Copyright

Public domain

• Artists born between 1570 and 1600, Jonathan Bikker, Yvette Bruijnen, Taco Dibbits, Jan Piet Filedt Kok, Everhard Korthals Altes, Gerdien Wuestman, p. 108-109
• All the paintings of the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam : a completely illustrated catalogue : first supplement: 1976-91, Cornelius Joannes de Bruyn Kops, Wim A.P. Hoeben, Hendrik Willem van Os, Pieter J.J. van Thiel, p. 48
• All the paintings of the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam : a completely illustrated catalogue, Cornelius Joannes de Bruyn Kops, Arthur François Emile van Schendel, Pieter J.J. van Thiel, p. 172