Moses Telling the Israelites to Gather the Manna and Moses Striking the Rock, Giulio Bonasone


Moses Telling the Israelites to Gather the Manna and Moses Striking the Rock, Engraving, Sheet: 10 13/16 x 13 13/16 in. ( x cm), Prints, Giulio Bonasone (Italian, active Rome and Bologna, 1531–after 1576), After Polidoro da Caravaggio (Italian, Caravaggio ca. 1499–ca. 1543 Messina), This print combines two related episodes from the Old Testament Book of Exodus. At left, Moses strikes a rock to reveal the stream of water that God had promised him would quench the Israelites’ thirst during their escape through the desert to the Promised Land


Size: 4744px × 3748px
Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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