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Source Description
As told in I Kings 17:8–24, in the city of Zarephath the prophet Elijah met a widow gathering sticks who gave him food and drink. The widow's son was mortally ill and Elijah carried him upstairs where he "stretched himself upon the child three times" and called upon God. The child was revived.
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Document identity
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128378
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Elijah and the Widow of Zarephath
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128378
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title
Elijah and the Widow of Zarephath
description
As told in I Kings 17:8–24, in the city of Zarephath the prophet Elijah met a widow gathering sticks who gave him food and drink. The widow's son was mortally ill and Elijah carried him upstairs where he "stretched himself upon the child three times" and called upon God. The child was revived.
date
c. 1525
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CC0
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en
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Q60758915
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Glass
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1
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dimensionsRaw
Overall: 70.6 x 50.2 cm (27 13/16 x 19 3/4 in.)
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North Netherlands, 16th century
accession
1951.337
Source extras
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pot-metal and white glass, and silver stain
tombstone
Elijah and the Widow of Zarephath, c. 1525. North Netherlands, 16th century. Pot-metal and white glass, and silver stain; overall: 70.6 x 50.2 cm (27 13/16 x 19 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of William G. Mather, 1951.337
collection
MED - Gothic
citations
citation
Milliken, William, and Henry Francis. "Bequest of William G. Mather." <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art </em>38, no. 8 (October 1951): 196-198
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Mentioned: p. 197
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Bequest of William G. Mather
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Lucia Smith Nash Gallery
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2026-05-29 06:37:40.208000
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128378
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Medieval Art
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MED - Gothic
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pot-metal and white glass, and silver stain
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1
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photo
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