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The Prophet Elijah and the Widow of Zarephath

Cornelis van Poelenburch, c. 1630

The Prophet Elijah and the Widow of Zarephath by Cornelis van Poelenburch
The Prophet Elijah and the Widow of Zarephath by Cornelis van Poelenburch, 47 cm × 36 cm
1.70 m
Both at true scale.

47 cm × 36 cm

About the size of an open laptop. You would need 4 of them to reach a person's height.

Against things you know the size of

This work 36 cm Phone 15 cm A4 sheet 30 cm Person 1.7 m Doorway 2.03 m
Height
36 cm
Width
47 cm
Medium
oil on panel
Kind
Painting
Where the measurement comes from
Measured by the museum. The dimension is the one recorded by the institution that holds the work.
Credit
Gift of Joseph F. McCrindle in honor of John Thomas Rowe, Jr.

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Five questions, answered from its own record. What is AGAI?

How big is it?
47 cm × 36 cm. About the size of an open laptop. Measured by the museum.
When was it made, and when is it everyone’s?
Made c. 1630. It is in the public domain, and National Gallery of Art publishes it for open use.
Whose is it?
Everyone’s to see. It is held by National Gallery of Art: Gift of Joseph F. McCrindle in honor of John Thomas Rowe, Jr..
How was it made?
Oil on panel.
Who speaks for it?
Its record at National Gallery of Art. Measured by the museum. This gallery adds nothing it cannot cite.

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Scored on colour, shape, era and scale, the same way the gallery hangs them.