Sujet

Moses and the Ark of the Covenant; Weltchronik, about 1400-1410. Creator: Unknown.

Légende

Moses and the Ark of the Covenant; Weltchronik, about 1400-1410. Additional Info:This miniature depicts three events from Exodus. Denied his request to see God's face, Moses is permitted to see the back of God's head. On the left, he turns around to catch a glimpse of God's head, with long curly hair protruding from clouds. Moses' rare privilege demonstrated that he was one of God's favored ones. Below on the right, following his descent from Mount Sinai to deliver the Law to the Israelites, Moses is depicted with horns, a tradition that grew from a misunderstanding of the biblical text that describes rays of light emanating from his head. At the top of the miniature, the Ark of the Covenant containing the Tablets of the Law stands on the summit of Mount Sinai.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Notre référence

HRM24A69_017

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

46,6Mo (1,9Mo) / 27,8cm x 42,0cm / 3286 x 4960 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Germany people male group man men religious German mountain mountains country religion Bavaria guy geography color colourful wisdom wise scene Israel medieval Christianity Judaism Jewish text depiction location Bavarian century ink Bible Biblical concept exodus awe manuscript lettering illustrated Colour Old Testament Ten commandments Chronicle mediaeval Middle Ages Moses prophet Mount Sinai Gebel Musa 15th century Ark of the Covenant fifteenth century geographical feature illuminated manuscript Israelite Jebel Musa tempera vellum illustration ink manuscript Biblical scene 1400s Unknown ISRAELITES lower case german text Folio Ras Sufsafeh Heritage Art folio verso Tempera colours gold silver paint and ink Weltchronik Rudolf von Ems Ems Rudolf von