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Etching of a bearded man seated by a stream while a raven brings him food, with trees and a deer in the background.

The prophet Elias fed by a raven; representing providence. Etching by C. Murer after himself, c. 1600-1614.

A small etching shows a bearded man in a loose robe seated on a rocky bank beside a stream, a large raven perched above him with food in its beak. Dense trees frame the scene, and a deer stands in the distant right. The inscription PROVIDENTIA DEI sits above the plate.

Artist
Christoph Murer
Date
1622
Medium
Allegorical prints Emblem pictures Etchings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 3494 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1622.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

Español: Elías alimentado por un cuervo, grabado Providencia de Dios

Un pequeño grabado muestra a un hombre barbado con una túnica holgada, sentado en una orilla rocosa junto a un arroyo, con un gran cuervo posado sobre él con comida en el pico. Árboles densos enmarcan la escena y un ciervo aparece a lo lejos a la derecha. Sobre la lámina está la inscripción PROVIDENTIA DEI.

Português: Elias alimentado por um corvo, gravura Providência de Deus

Uma pequena gravura mostra um homem barbado com uma túnica folgada, sentado em uma margem rochosa ao lado de um riacho, com um grande corvo pousado acima dele carregando comida no bico. Árvores densas emolduram a cena e um cervo aparece ao longe à direita. Acima da chapa está a inscrição PROVIDENTIA DEI.

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