Moses and the brazen serpent.
- Date:
- [16th century?]
- Reference:
- 3336305i
- Pictures
About this work
Description
Moses wearing a crown points to a figure wielding a hammer at the snake entwined around a cross; other figures wield hammers in the background.
Publication/Creation
[German]: [16th century?]
Physical description
1 print : woodcut on paper; 10 x 8 cm
Lettering
Bears German text on verso
Notes
The verso also bears a partial illustration of someone kneeling in prayer to the right as a figure lurks in the shadows in the background.
This work is untitled: the title has been supplied by the cataloguer
This biblical story foreshadowed Christ's sacrifice on the cross: Moses prayed to God and received instructions to make a bronze serpent and set it up on a pole. When the people beheld the bronze serpent they were healed, thus restoring their faith in God. In Christianity.
Reference
Wellcome Collection 3336305i
Ownership note
Purchased from Puttick & Simpson on 13th August 1909