Moses before the Burning Thorn Bush
around 1615/17 | Domenico Fetti
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.
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.
Artist:
Domenico Fetti (1588/89 Rom - 1623 Venedig) DNB
Time:
around 1615/17
Object Name
Painting
Culture
Italian, Venetian
Material/technology:
Canvas
Dimensions:
Overall: 168,3 cm × 113,6 cm × 2,2 cm
Framed: 202 cm × 146,5 cm × 13,5 cm
Copyright
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Gemäldegalerie
Invs.
Gemäldegalerie, 165
Provenance
Coll. Leopold Wilhelm