# Elijah fed by the ravens

- Date: 1634
- Medium: copper (metal), oil paint (paint)
- Classification: painting
- Dimensions: depth 6 cm
- Museum: [Rijksmuseum](https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/object/SK-A-1297--3c32eccf7169b49778fa1bbdaae400d6)
- Rights: [Public Domain Mark](http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)
- Picture: https://invisiblenetwork.ai/thumbs/web/b40be79deb800a1ea2da211ec4bd9d50.jpg
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Roelant Saverij (1578 - 1639). Elijah fed by the ravens, 1634. This woodland scene inhabited by animals depicts a story from the Old Testament. Elijah withdrew from the world and lived the life of a hermit, surviving on bread brought to him by ravens. At centre right we see Elijah; the ravens are more difficult to distinguish. Roelant Saverij came from Flanders, the cradle of landscape art. He was a court painter in Prague and from 1618 on was active in Utrecht. Painted on copper. Purchased in 1885.