Viceroyalty of Peru "The finding of Moses"
Oil on Canvas relined
Late 17th Century
Height 29" Width 47" including frame by Gold Leaf Framers, Santa Fe
Provenance: George Brown, Toronto
In the Old Testament Book of Exodus, Pharaoh decreed that all babies of Hebrew should be killed. Moses' mother wrapped him in bulrushes and set him afloat on the Nile, where he was discovered and saved by the richly dressed Pharaoh's daughter. In this depiction, Pharaoh and her attendants are dressed in Inca royal garments and her nobility is underscored by the presence of a young black servant in her retinue.
Oil on Canvas relined
Late 17th Century
Height 29" Width 47" including frame by Gold Leaf Framers, Santa Fe
Provenance: George Brown, Toronto
In the Old Testament Book of Exodus, Pharaoh decreed that all babies of Hebrew should be killed. Moses' mother wrapped him in bulrushes and set him afloat on the Nile, where he was discovered and saved by the richly dressed Pharaoh's daughter. In this depiction, Pharaoh and her attendants are dressed in Inca royal garments and her nobility is underscored by the presence of a young black servant in her retinue.
Oil on Canvas relined
Late 17th Century
Height 29" Width 47" including frame by Gold Leaf Framers, Santa Fe
Provenance: George Brown, Toronto
In the Old Testament Book of Exodus, Pharaoh decreed that all babies of Hebrew should be killed. Moses' mother wrapped him in bulrushes and set him afloat on the Nile, where he was discovered and saved by the richly dressed Pharaoh's daughter. In this depiction, Pharaoh and her attendants are dressed in Inca royal garments and her nobility is underscored by the presence of a young black servant in her retinue.