Elijah

Elijah and the Crow, Egg tempera, 24 ct. gold on wood panel,16" x 12". MF Dondelinger. Sold

When I apprenticed in Italy, I was able to work on an image similar to this one with master iconographer don Gianluca Busi. But I had to leave before the icon was finished. So it was fulfilling to do the image again, this time to completion.

As the biblical story tells, the Lord has ordered the crow to bring Elijah bread in the morning and meat at night. This image of Elijah has been repeated over and over throughout the history of iconography.