Aaron and the veiled Moses present the Israelites the tablets of the law Title page for David Martin, History of the Old and New Testaments, 1700, On a pedestal the high priest Aaron and the veiled Moses. Around them the Jewish people. Moses shows the Israelites the tables of the law. In the background the tetragram and a representation of the ascension of Christ, Moses covers his face with a veil, Moses comes down with the new tablets and is awaited by Aaron and the assembled people, who notice that 'his face is shining' (Moses 'face is depicted with rays of light or with horns), Christ aloft
Aaron and the veiled Moses present the Israelites the tablets of the law Title page for David Martin, History of the Old and New Testaments, 1700, On a pedestal the high priest Aaron and the veiled Moses. Around them the Jewish people. Moses shows the Israelites the tables of the law. In the background the tetragram and a representation of the ascension of Christ, Moses covers his face with a veil, Moses comes down with the new tablets and is awaited by Aaron and the assembled people, who notice that 'his face is shining' (Moses 'face is depicted with rays of light or with horns), Christ aloft in the sky, Ascension, tetragram (in Hebrew script), Jewish religion, Gilliam van der Gouwen (mentioned on object), Amsterdam, 1670 - 1740, paper, engraving, h 242 mm × w 370 mm
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