| Title: | Elijah and the Widow of Zarephath |
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| Notes: | The well-known Russian painter, Alexander Ivanov, was a devoted Christian and made a number of study sketches illustrating scenes from the Bible. In this water-color sketch, the top scene shows Elijah requesting food and water from the Widow as she gathers sticks; her son stands to the right. In the bottom scene, Elijah movingly restores her son to her, after reviving his life. |
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| Date: | ca. 1850 |
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| Artist: | Ivanov, Aleksandr Andreevich, 1806-1858 |
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| Object/Function: | Drawing |
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| Material: | Paint |
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| Scripture: | Kings I, 17:8-16, (17-24)
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| Person as Subject: | Elijah (Biblical figure)
Widow of Zarephath (Biblical figure)
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| Lectionary links: | CProp05
BProp27
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| Copyright Source: | http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Alexandr_Ivanov_075.jpg |
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| Attribution: | Ivanov, Aleksandr Andreevich, 1806-1858. Elijah and the Widow of Zarephath, from Art in the Christian Tradition, a project of the Vanderbilt Divinity Library, Nashville, TN. https://diglib.library.vanderbilt.edu/act-imagelink.pl?RC=54361 [retrieved April 23, 2024]. Original source: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Alexandr_Ivanov_075.jpg. |
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| Record Number: | 54361
Last Updated: 2021-11-28 16:27:42
Record Created: 2010-04-06 11:28:04 |
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| Institution: | Vanderbilt University
Collection: Art in the Christian Tradition |
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