Moses is a sculpture at Rome’s San Pietro in Vincoli church. It depicts the biblical figure Moses with horns on his head and was commissioned for Pope Julius II’s burial tomb in 1505 and completed in 1545.
Moses is shown descending from Mount Sinai bearing the tablets of stone inscribed with the Ten Commandments. Exodus 5.35. This is an 1866 wood engraving
This fresco titled Viaggio di Mosè e circoncisione del suo secondo figlio (Moses Leaves to Egypt) measures 350 cm (11.4 ft) ; width: 572 cm (18.7 ft) and it is housed in the Sistine Chapel
Moses guided the Israelites out of Egypt on their way to the Promised Land. Pharaoh and his army pursued them. When the Israelites reached the Red Sea Moses stretched out his hand and the waters divided, allowing his followers safe passage. The Egyptians followed them but…
This painting depicts Exodus 24:12-18: 12 Then the Lord told Moses, “Go up to me on the mountain and stay there. I’ll give you stone tablets with the instruction and law that I’ve written to teach the people.”
In this visualization of the Old Testament story, Tintoretto portrays a scene from the book of Numbers 20:11 which states, "then Moses raised his arm and struck the rock twice with his staff. Water gushed out, and the community and their livestock drank." The artist depicts…
The Bible, its themes, events and characters, are the subject of many of mankind's finest works of art.
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