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Albert Joseph Moore rendered this scene of the prophet Elijah's sacrifice on Mount Carmel. The dramatic moment when fire consumes the offering challenged the prophets of Baal. Moore brought Aesthetic movement beauty to biblical subjects.
His attention to color harmony and classical form is evident throughout. This work hangs at the Bury Art Museum in England.
Other masterpieces from the Academic Art movement
Rosa Bonheur, 1853
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Alexandre Cabanel, 1863
Musée d'Orsay, Paris
Lawrence Alma-Tadema, 1909
Tate Britain, London
Lawrence Alma-Tadema, 1888
Private Collection, Unknown
William-Adolphe Bouguereau, 1873
Clark Art Institute, Williamstown
William-Adolphe Bouguereau, 1879
Musée d'Orsay, Paris
Frederic Leighton, 1895
Tate Britain, London
Jean-Léon Gérôme, 1866
Clark Art Institute, Williamstown
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