The Finding of Moses, Moyses van Wtenbrouck,1625 - 1627 oil on panel, × w Dutch, The Netherlands . Amid the bathing women, the infant Moses can just be seen, with some effort, being lifted from the rush basket in which he washed ashore. Wtenbrock makes it clear that this biblical story takes place in Egypt: in the foreground is a statue of a sphinx with the head of a dog, and in the background an overgrown obelisk.
( Moses, 1391–1271 BC, biblical Book, Exodus and Quran, lawgiver, who met, God face-to-face, Mount Sinai, Ten Commandments, leading his people, Hebrews, out of bondage, Egypt, promised land, Canaan,)
Size: 4569px × 3923px
Photo credit: © Peter Horree / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
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