The Finding of Moses

Date1660/1665

Object PlaceNaples, Italy, Southern Europe, Europe

MediumOil on canvas

Dimensions79 3/4 × 48 1/2 inches (202.57 × 123.19 cm)

ClassificationsPaintings

Credit LineFounders Society Purchase with funds from Mr. and Mrs. Edgar B. Whitcomb

Object number47.92

DescriptionMassive jagged rocks capped by trees rise from the water's edge at right. At the left, the Pharoah's daughter, seated on the ground near the banks of the stream, reaches out to take the baby Moses who has just been rescued by her servants. Stormy sky in the background.

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