Illustration: 71M36x71M4321x71M431x3
General
| Title | Ahab is reproved by Elijah and asked to gather the priests of Baal on Mount Carmel for a contest, as Elijah prays, God sends fire which burns up not only his sacrifice but also the altar itself; the people fall prostrate, an altar is prepared by the Baal-worshippers and a bull is laid upon it; all the priests' cries, wild dances and self-mutilations are in vain (sacrifice on Mount Carmel) |
| Type | Illustration |
| Sizes | 79x117 |
| Material | Woodcut |
| Colour | Black |
| Oldest appearance in Biblia Sacra | 1566 |
| Iconclass | 71M36,71M4321,71M431 |
| Iconclass description | Ahab is reproved by Elijah and asked to gather the priests of Baal on Mount Carmel for a contest, as Elijah prays, God sends fire which burns up not only his sacrifice but also the altar itself; the people fall prostrate, an altar is prepared by the Baal-worshippers and a bull is laid upon it; all the priests' cries, wild dances and self-mutilations are in vain (sacrifice on Mount Carmel) |
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Scan: Amsterdam BVU XC.05242 (I Kings) vol.1 p.Ii6v |
References
Literature references
Rosier, Bart Alexander 1992 De Nederlandse bijbelillustratie in de zestiende eeuw: de illustraties in de bijbels gedrukt in de Nederlanden en in de Nederlandstalige bijbels gedrukt in het buitenland van 1522 tot 1599. 2 vol. Amsterdam.
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