id:			155976
accession number:	1991.261
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1991.261
updated:		2023-08-23 23:12:26.277000

Scenes of the Prophet Ahijah: Ahijah and Jeroboam, 1604. Jan Saenredam (Dutch, 1565–1607), Jan Saenredam (Dutch, 1565–1607), after Abraham Bloemaert (Dutch, 1564–1651). Engraving; sheet: 25.5 x 19.5 cm (10 1/16 x 7 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Seventy-fifth anniversary gift of Louise S. Richards 1991.261

title:				Ahijah and Jeroboam
title in original language:	
series:				Scenes of the Prophet Ahijah
series in original language:	
creation date:			1604
creation date earliest:		1604
creation date latest:		1604
current location:		
creditline:			Seventy-fifth anniversary gift of Louise S. Richards
copyright:			

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culture:	Netherlands, early 17th Century
technique:	engraving
department:	Prints
collection:	PR - Engraving
type:		Print
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catalogue raisonne: Hollstein XXIII.15.12

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CREATORS

* Jan Saenredam (Dutch, 1565–1607)  - artist

* Jan Saenredam (Dutch, 1565–1607)  - published by

* Abraham Bloemaert (Dutch, 1564–1651)  - artist

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measurements: Sheet: 25.5 x 19.5 cm (10 1/16 x 7 11/16 in.)
state of the work:	I/III
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support materials:

	description:	cream(1) laid paper
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inscriptions:

	inscription:	lower left, in plate: I / Abrahamus Bloemaert inven. / Joan. Saenredam scupl. et excu. / 1604 ; VERSO, lower left, in graphite: [a1?].a.4.P[c?]es 4... ; lower center, in graphite: $375-- ; lower right, in graphite: SET-BHH ; lower right, in graphite: B.20.23
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	remark:		

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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Signs of Affection: Gifts Honoring the Museum's 75th Anniversary
	opening date:   1992-10-27T05:00:00
	<i>Signs of Affection: Gifts Honoring the Museum's 75th Anniversary</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 27, 1992-January 3, 1993).

	title:		Mannerism: Italian, French, and Netherlandish Prints, 1520-1620
	opening date:   1997-08-03T00:00:00
	<i>Mannerism: Italian, French, and Netherlandish Prints, 1520-1620</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (August 3-October 26, 1997).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* Cleveland, Ohio:  The Cleveland Museum of Art; 8/3/97 - 10/26/97.  "Mannerism:  Italian, French, and Netherlandish Prints, 1520-1620."

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PROVENANCE

	Louise S. Richards, Cleveland, OH
	date: 
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wall description:
These four prints were likely meant as two pairs of engravings depicting scenes of the lives of the prophets Ahijah and Elijah. Although Elijah was a common subject for artists, works featuring Ahijah were extremely rare. Other than their common source, the Book of Kings from the Bible, they have no thematic link. The action in this print shows the prophet Ahijah giving the young Jeroboam-a rebel leader set against the idol-worshipping King Solomon-ten portions of his own new mantle. This symbolic gesture predicts Jeroboam's rise to power as king of the ten tribes of Israel. Abraham Bloemaert (1566-1651) was the leading painter in Utrecht, where he enjoyed a long and prolific career. Coming to maturity at the height of Mannerism, his influential designs were widely disseminated through prints and drawings. Although he worked closely with printmakers like Jan Saenredam and Jacob Matham, he did not make prints himself, with the possible exception of one etching.
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