Art, literature & history
Elijah Taken Up in a Chariot of Fire
c. 1740/1755
- Dating
- Approximate date range
- Held at
- National Gallery of Art
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- overall: 174.6 x 264.8 cm (68 3/4 x 104 1/4 in.) framed: 207 x 302.3 x 10.1 cm (81 1/2 x 119 x 4 in.)
- Collection no.
- 1952.5.70
- Attribution
- By the artist
- Image rights
- NGA Open Access — public domainLicense details
Giuseppe Angeli. Elijah Taken Up in a Chariot of Fire. National Gallery of Art. NGA Open Access — public domain. Compressed full-frame reproduction.
Collection: National Gallery of Art
About this artwork
Elijah Taken Up in a Chariot of Fire — Giuseppe Angeli. c. 1740/1755.
Medium: oil on canvas.
Dimensions (museum labels retained): overall: 174.6 x 264.8 cm (68 3/4 x 104 1/4 in.) framed: 207 x 302.3 x 10.1 cm (81 1/2 x 119 x 4 in.).
Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington. Accession 1952.5.70. Samuel H. Kress Collection.
Museum holding does not establish current display.
Source: National Gallery of Art, CC0 collection metadata, retrieved 9 September 2026.
Location checked Sep 9, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.