Moses before the Burning Thorn Bush
around 1615/17, Artist: Domenico Fetti
Moses before the Burning Thorn Bush
God appears to Moses in a burning thorn bush and orders him to liberate the Jews from Egyptian bondage (Exodus 3:1−12). Fetti has chosen the moment in the biblical narrative in which the simple shepherd Moses is dazed by the unusual apparition. Slowly and awkwardly he follows God’s instruction to take off his sandals on this holy ground before he accepts the fateful task assigned to him.
Object data
Object Name
Painting
Culture
Italian, Venetian
Dated
around 1615/17
Artist
Domenico Fetti (1588/89 Rom - 1623 Venedig) - GND
Material
Canvas
Dimensions
Overall: 168,3 cm × 113,6 cm × 2,2 cm
Framed: 202 cm × 146,5 cm × 13,5 cm
Image rights
Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien, Gemäldegalerie
Inv. No.
Gemäldegalerie, 165
Provenance
Coll. Leopold Wilhelm
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