Moses Shows the Tablets of the Law to the People, Imagines et figurae bibliorum

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Artist(s) / maker(s)

Pieter I van der Borcht (etchers)

,

Jan Philipsz. Schabaelje (publisher)

Date

circa 1582 - 1593

Periods

16th century , 17th century

Collection

Museum of Fine Arts Ghent

Top left on Mount Sinai, Moses receives the tablets of the law. The tetragramme symbolises God the Father. At the bottom of the mountain, Moses shows the tablets to the people. His face is covered with a cloth (Ex. 34:29).

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Artist(s) / maker(s)	Pieter I van der Borcht VIAF RKD Wikidata , Jan Philipsz. Schabaelje
Type	etching AAT
Category	prints (visual works) AAT
Material	ets op papier paper
Dimensions	185 x 240 mm
Location	Work currently not on display
Object number	2013-AAQ

Description

Subjects

religious symbolism , figures (representations) , landscapes

Tags

Old Testament Iconclass , the book Exodus: story of Moses and Aaron Iconclass , Exodus (part III): conclusion of the Sinaitic law and its renewal Iconclass , the new tables of the law (Exodus 34) Iconclass , the ten commandments (Exodus 20:3-17) Iconclass , God renews the covenant with Moses and writes the law on the tablets Iconclass , 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) Iconclass , God the Father Iconclass , tetragram (in Roman or Hebrew script) ~ symbol of God the Father Iconclass , mountains Iconclass , geographical names of countries, regions, mountains, rivers, etc. (names of cities and villages excepted) (MOUNT SINAI) Iconclass , rocks Iconclass , boulder, stone Iconclass , landscapes with waters, waterscapes, seascapes (in the temperate zone) Iconclass , water (one of the four elements) Iconclass , river Iconclass , tent Iconclass , trees Iconclass

Linked open data

Data PURL	https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/2013-AAQ
IIIF manifest	https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/6494/manifest.json
LIDO XML	https://datahub.vlaamsekunstcollectie.be/oai/?metadataPrefix=oai_lido&verb=GetRecord&identifier=oai:datahub.vlaamsekunstcollectie.be:mskgent.be:2013-AAQ

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