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Moses and the Burning Bush
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Poussin painted and drew a range of scenes showing the Old Testament figure of Moses. In the artist’s own day Moses was considered a ”type” – a predecessor – of Jesus, and the narratives of the Pentateuch were seen as foreshadowing the New Testament stories about the Messiah. The painting merges two passages from Leviticus and The Book of Numbers (3:2; 34:3). God appears to Moses in the form of a burning bush that is never consumed by the flames, ordering him to lead the Jewish people out of Egypt. The staff of Moses is transformed into a snake; a miracle that convinces the Jewish people that they should follow Moses. The entire composition exudes the same sense of weight and calm as sculptures from classical antiquity.
Title: Moses and the Burning Bush
Description:
Poussin painted and drew a range of scenes showing the Old Testament figure of Moses.
In the artist’s own day Moses was considered a ”type” – a predecessor – of Jesus, and the narratives of the Pentateuch were seen as foreshadowing the New Testament stories about the Messiah.
The painting merges two passages from Leviticus and The Book of Numbers (3:2; 34:3).
God appears to Moses in the form of a burning bush that is never consumed by the flames, ordering him to lead the Jewish people out of Egypt.
The staff of Moses is transformed into a snake; a miracle that convinces the Jewish people that they should follow Moses.
The entire composition exudes the same sense of weight and calm as sculptures from classical antiquity.
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