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).
| Artist |
Pieter I van der Borcht
RKD
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Jan Philipsz. Schabaelje
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| Title | Moses Shows the Tablets of the Law to the People, Imagines et figurae bibliorum |
| Date |
ca. 1582 - 1593
ca. 1653 - 1654 |
| Period |
16th century
17th century |
| Location | Amsterdam TGN |
| Medium and support | etching AAT |
| Signatures, inscriptions, and markings | printed inscription in the depiction, top left |
| printed inscription in the dipiction, at the top: Discite iustitiam moniti. | |
| printed inscription in the depiction, top right: Exodus. 34. 29. | |
| printed inscription in the depiction, bottom centre: 48 | |
| printed inscription in the depiction, at the bottom right: 49 | |
| stamps (tools) on the back, bottom right: Stad Gent / Museum voor Schone Kunsten | |
| Collection | print room |
| Object type | etching AAT |
| Inventory number | 2013-AAQ |
| Acquisition credit | unknown |
| Current whereabouts | Work currently not on display |
| Permalink | https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/2013-AAQ |
| IIIF Manifest | https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/6494/manifest.json |
| Art & Architecture Thesaurus |
300055874
religious symbolism
AAT
300189808 figures (representations) AAT 300015636 landscapes AAT |
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| Keywords Iconclass |
11C
God the Father
Iconclass
11C13 tetragram (in Roman or Hebrew script) ~ symbol of God the Father Iconclass 11L2 the ten commandments (Exodus 20:3-17) Iconclass 21D water (one of the four elements) Iconclass 25G3 trees Iconclass 25H11 mountains Iconclass 25H112 rocks Iconclass 25H1124 boulder, stone Iconclass 25H2 landscapes with waters, waterscapes, seascapes (in the temperate zone) Iconclass 25H213 river Iconclass 41A191 tent Iconclass 61D(MOUNT SINAI) geographical names of countries, regions, mountains, rivers, etc. (names of cities and villages excepted) (MOUNT SINAI) Iconclass 71 Old Testament Iconclass 71E1 the book Exodus: story of Moses and Aaron Iconclass 71E13 Exodus (part III): conclusion of the Sinaitic law and its renewal Iconclass 71E137 the new tables of the law (Exodus 34) Iconclass 71E1373 God renews the covenant with Moses and writes the law on the tablets Iconclass 71E1374 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 |
| School / Style | Renaissance AAT |
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