XVIII Century - from 1701 to 1800
Dimensions (cm): Height: 105.00 Width: 134.00
Oil painting on canvas. Spanish school of the late 18th century.
The biblical episode narrated in the book of Exodus is told in which little Moses, to escape the massacre of the children of Israel ordered by Pharaoh, is left by his mother in a basket on the banks of the Nile, where Pharaoh's daughter went to bathe . Having found him, she decided to save him and then raised him as a son at her court.
The episode has been widely used as a pictorial subject, due to the suggestion of the theme:
the scene full of characters sees in the center the princess daughter of the Pharaoh of Egypt, surrounded by all her entourage, who looks and welcomes with the gesture of her outstretched hand little Moses, who tolot from the basket on the left, leans hungrily towards the the woman's breast behind him, the nurse ready to breastfeed him.
The scene is placed in a Nordic landscape contemporary with the painting, just as the figures wear 18th century clothes, except for the princess who sports an oriental-style headdress with a diadem.
Her figure stands out for the bright color of the dress, just as the rosy complexion of the naked child stands out, which imposes itself on the duller and darker colors of the women in the entourage.
The painting has been restored and relined.
Product Condition:Product in good condition, has small signs of wear. We try to present the real state as fully as possible with photos. If some details are not clear from the photos, what is stated in the description applies.
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