Caption

The Prophet Elisha and the Shunammite on Mount Carmel, Gerbrand van den Eeckhout 1621–1674, painter; 1649; oil painting; Dutch biblical scene depicting Elisha and the Shunammite Old Testament, figurative depiction., A painted scene shows a group of people outdoors in a dim, earthy landscape with dark green and brown trees and foliage in the background and a cloudy gray sky. In the foreground a standing figure wearing a bright red cloak and dark clothing extends a hand toward a kneeling woman dressed in pale, creamy gold and bluish clothing with a white head covering; a second standing figure in muted beige and brown garments and a yellowish headwrap stands beside them with hands near the kneeling woman. To the right a seated figure in dark clothing and a light hat rests near a reclining donkey in brown tones. On the ground near the central figures there is an open book with pages rendered in light cream and gray, and a wooden staff and some leafy plants in green and brown hues lie nearby. Overall the visible colors include red, creamy gold, brown, dark green, gray, beige, bluish tones, white, and yellow.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A16_295

License type

Rights managed

Available size

85.0Mb (4.0Mb) / 20.0in x 16.5in / 6000 x 4951 (300dpi)

Keywords

Prophet Elisha Shunammite Mount Carmel Gerbrand van den Eeckhout 1621–1674 painter 1649 oil painting Dutch biblical scene depicting Elisha Shunammite Old Testament figurative depiction painted scene group people outdoors dim earthy landscape dark green brown trees foliage background cloudy gray sky foreground standing figure wearing bright red cloak dark clothing extends hand kneeling woman dressed pale creamy gold bluish clothing white head covering second standing figure muted beige brown garments yellowish headwrap stands beside them hands near kneeling woman right seated figure dark clothing light hat rests near reclining donkey brown tones ground near central figures open book pages rendered light cream gray wooden staff leafy plants green brown hues lie nearby visible colors include red brown beige bluish tones white yellow.