The Prediction of Ahijah (1604): Art, History and Details

The Prediction of Ahijah (1604) is in the Cleveland Museum of Art collection. The museum's creator attribution is Jan Saenredam (Dutch, 1565–1607); Jan Saenredam (Dutch, 1565–1607); Abraham Bloemaert (Dutch, 1566–1651).

The work and its context

The museum's open-access catalogue describes the work:

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.

Object facts

• Title: The Prediction of Ahijah
• Date: 1604
• Creator attribution: Jan Saenredam (Dutch, 1565–1607); Jan Saenredam (Dutch, 1565–1607); Abraham Bloemaert (Dutch, 1566–1651)
• Culture: Netherlands, early 17th Century
• Type: Print
• Technique: engraving
• Dimensions: Sheet: 25.5 x 19.5 cm (10 1/16 x 7 11/16 in.)
• Collection: PR - Engraving
• Department: Prints
• Accession number: 1991.262

Collection credit

Seventy-fifth anniversary gift of Louise S. Richards

Further reading listed by the museum

• Turner, Evan H. “The Year in Review for 1992.” The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 80, no. 2 (February 1993): 38–79.

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