id: 155977 accession number: 1991.262 share license status: CC0 url: https://clevelandart.org/art/1991.262 updated: 2022-08-09 09:01:28.222000 Scenes of the Prophet Ahijah: The Prediction of Ahijah, 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 1991.262 title: The Prediction of Ahijah 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: --- culture: Netherlands, early 17th Century technique: engraving department: Prints collection: PR - Engraving type: Print find spot: catalogue raisonne: Hollstein XXIII.16.13 --- CREATORS * Jan Saenredam (Dutch, 1565-1607) - artist * Jan Saenredam (Dutch, 1565-1607) - published by * Abraham Bloemaert (Dutch, 1564-1651) - artist --- measurements: Sheet: 25.5 x 19.5 cm (10 1/16 x 7 11/16 in.) state of the work: edition of the work: support materials: description: cream(1) laid paper watermarks: inscriptions: inscription: lower left, in plate: A. Bloemaert inve. / J. Saenredam scupl. / Z ; VERSO, lower left, in graphite: PvA translation: remark: --- CURRENT EXHIBITIONS title: Signs of Affection: Gifts Honoring the Museum's 75th Anniversary opening date: 1992-10-27T04:00:00 Signs of Affection: Gifts Honoring the Museum's 75th Anniversary. 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 Mannerism: Italian, French, and Netherlandish Prints, 1520-1620. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (August 3-October 26, 1997). --- LEGACY EXHIBITIONS * Cleveland, Ohio: The Cleveland Museum of Art; 8/3/97 - 10/26/97. "Mannerism: Italian, French, and Netherlandish Prints, 1520-1620." --- PROVENANCE Louise S. Richards, Cleveland, OH date: footnotes: citations: --- fun fact: digital description: wall description: As punishment for the king's sins, the prophet predicts disaster saying, "those of your people who die in the city shall be eaten by dogs, and those who die in the field shall be eaten by birds." Ahijah is seated, pointing to two dying people including the young man with the crown, presumably Jeroboam's son. --- RELATED WORKS --- CITATIONS --- IMAGES web: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1991.262/1991.262_web.jpg print: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1991.262/1991.262_print.jpg full: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1991.262/1991.262_full.tif