Moses Bringing the Ten Commandments from Mount Sinai (Exodus 34:29)
Date:
before 1835
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite on medium, smooth, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 5 1/8 x 3 1/4 inches (13 x 8.3 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscription on back of mount: upper left: No 572 | 12 | Richard Westall. R.A. 1765 - 1836. | Illustrate Bible. Center: "Fairfax Murray Collection"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1986.12.2
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
robe | 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) | men | religious and mythological subject | surprise | Old Testament | tablets | clouds | illustration | staff