Elias in the Wilderness, from Six Landscape Subjects from the Old Testament

Prints and Drawings

1650/60

Anthonie Waterloo
Dutch, c. 1610-1690

While historical documents record Antoni Waterlo as primarily a painter, today he is best known as a printmaker. Waterlo was considered a master at depicting trees, understanding their structures as some artists did the human skeleton. This print shows the prophet Elias alone near the river Jordan after his unpopular foretelling of an imminent drought forced him to leave the kingdom of Samaria. Ravens bring him bread and meat, fulfilling God’s promise to feed his faithful servant. The scene is hidden within the exuberant foliage of the wilderness.

Status: Currently Off View
Department: Prints and Drawings

Artist: Anthonie Waterloo
Title: Elias in the Wilderness, from Six Landscape Subjects from the Old Testament
Place: Holland (Artist's nationality:)
Date Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.: Artist's working dates 1629–1690
Medium: Etching on paper
Dimensions: Image: 29.3 × 25 cm (11 9/16 × 9 7/8 in.); Plate: 29.5 × 25.3 cm (11 5/8 × 10 in.); Sheet: 30 × 25.7 cm (11 13/16 × 10 1/8 in.)
Credit Line: Anonymous gift
Reference Number: 1924.511
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