Illustration: 71M84x71N21x6

General

Title a chariot, horses of fire and a whirlwind appear and Elijah is carried up into heaven; Elijah's cloak falls (or he hands it over to Elisha), two bears come out of the woods and tear the children who were mocking Elisha to pieces
Type Illustration
Sizes 79x119
Material Woodcut
Colour Black
Artist Virgil Solis
Oldest appearance in Biblia Sacra 1566
Iconclass 71M84,71N21
Iconclass description a chariot, horses of fire and a whirlwind appear and Elijah is carried up into heaven; Elijah's cloak falls (or he hands it over to Elisha), two bears come out of the woods and tear the children who were mocking Elisha to pieces
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Appearances

Amsterdam BVU XC.05069 (II Kings) 1 Kk5v
Show scan: Amsterdam BVU XC.05069 (II Kings) vol.1 p.Kk5v
Show edition: 1566.B.dut.AB1heirs.a

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Scan: Amsterdam BVU XC.05242 (II Kings) vol.1 p.Kk5v
Show edition: 1565.B.dut.AB1heirs.a

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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