Moses Presenting the Ten Commandments, 1699
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The William M. Ladd Collection Gift of Herschel V. Jones, 1916expand_more P.1,478
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This magnificent beard could only be the work of a wool merchant's son, as Robert Nanteuil was. Here the portrait engraver to Louis XIV turned his hand to a loftier lawgiver, Moses. The design came from Philippe de Champaigne, a pious French Catholic (two daughters were nuns) who believed that art could aid in meditative devotions. Larger-than-life, Moses fixes us with his gaze, commanding us to heed God's laws.
Details
- Title
- Moses Presenting the Ten Commandments
- Artist Life
- 1623-1678
- Role
- Engraver
- Accession Number
- P.1,478
- Catalogue Raisonne
- R.D. 2
- Curator Approved
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