Moses and the copper snake, In the center the copper snake mounted on a stake. To the left is Moses. Around the copper snake men, women and children, who have been bitten by poisonous snakes and look up at the copper snake to stay alive. Right behind the tent camp of the Israelites. With a reference to Num. 21: 6-9 and the title of the print in Hebrew, English, German, Latin, French and Dutch, anyone who is bit by a snake is cured by looking at the brazen serpent, the serpent (or dragon) is usually depicted on a tau-shaped cross or on a pillar, Cornelis Huyberts (mentioned on object

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Moses and the copper snake, In the center the copper snake mounted on a stake. To the left is Moses. Around the copper snake men, women and children, who have been bitten by poisonous snakes and look up at the copper snake to stay alive. Right behind the tent camp of the Israelites. With a reference to Num. 21: 6-9 and the title of the print in Hebrew, English, German, Latin, French and Dutch, anyone who is bit by a snake is cured by looking at the brazen serpent, the serpent (or dragon) is usually depicted on a tau-shaped cross or on a pillar, Cornelis Huyberts (mentioned on object), Amsterdam, 1720 - 1728, paper, etching, h 354 mm × w 219 mm

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