Exodus Painting, five elements from a painted hanging depicting the Crossing of the Red Sea, mid-2nd–mid-4th century

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Exodus Painting, five elements from a painted hanging depicting the Crossing of the Red Sea, mid-2nd–mid-4th century, Byzantine, Paint and indigo-dyed linen, Framed (Montage of the 5 fragments): 24 5/8 × 55 1/2 × 2 3/8 in. ( × 141 × 6 cm), Paintings, These five evocative paintings most compellingly evoke the moment when the traditional painting styles and themes of the Late Antique, Greco-Roman world expand to include Judeo-Christian themes. The realistically evoked bodies and expressive faces suggest Roman narratives that survive only in contemporary descriptions and on sarcophagi that have long lost their richly painted surfaces

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Size: 7055px × 3027px
Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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