Moses
around 1628, Artist: Valentin de Boulogne
Moses
Moses is the most significant figure in the Old Testament: Leader of the Israelites during the Exodus from Egyptian slavery into the Promised Land and founder of their monotheistic religion. As a sign thereof he holds the miraculous rod (with which he divided the Red Sea, struck the rock to produce water and, after its transformation into the iron snake, healed the ill) and points out the stone tablet with the Ten Commandments of God. This late work by Valentin is characteristic in its gloomy tone, reminiscent of Caravaggio.
Object data
Object Name
Painting
Culture
Caravaggio and Caravaggesque painting
Dated
around 1628
Artist
Valentin de Boulogne (1591 Coulommiers-en-Brie - 1632 Rom) - GND
Material
Canvas
Dimensions
Overall: 131,3 cm × 104,2 cm × 2,4 cm
Framed: 151,2 cm × 124,6 cm × 6,5 cm
Image rights
Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien, Gemäldegalerie
Inv. No.
Gemäldegalerie, 163
Provenance
Nicolas Régnier, Venice; 1638-1649 Coll. Hamilton; Coll. Leopold Wilhelm;
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