Moses
around 1628 | Valentin de Boulogne
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.
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.
Artist:
Valentin de Boulogne (1591 Coulommiers-en-Brie - 1632 Rom) DNB
Time:
around 1628
Object Name
Painting
Culture
Caravaggio and Caravaggesque painting
Material/technology:
Canvas
Dimensions:
Overall: 131,3 cm × 104,2 cm × 2,4 cm
Framed: 151,2 cm × 124,6 cm × 6,5 cm
Copyright
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Gemäldegalerie
Invs.
Gemäldegalerie, 163
Provenance
Nicolas Régnier, Venice; 1638-1649 Coll. Hamilton; Coll. Leopold Wilhelm;
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