Moses Striking Water from the Rock  1650

by Jacob Jordaens

A crowd of Israelites gathers to observe a dramatic Old Testament miracle. After they wandered in the wilderness of the Sinai Desert without water, God saved them by instructing Moses to strike a rock with his staff, whereupon fresh water gushed out. [br] Jacob Jordaens conveyed the scene's drama through energetic motion and repetition. Using a characteristically Baroque ...
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