Moses and Aaron before Pharaoh, with the Rods Turned into Serpents

Luigi Ademollo

Associated Names
Luigi Ademollo

Artist, Italian, 1764 - 1849

There is a drawing of a scene with multiple figures and snakes. The figures are in an indoor setting, with one central figure seated on a throne-like chair on the left side, engaging with others standing around him. The figures wear different expressions. Several serpents are on the floor. The palette is limited to shades of brown and gray, with fine lines outlining the characters and shadows.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and black ink, with black wash and white gouache on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Joseph F. McCrindle Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 8.2 x 10.9 cm (3 1/4 x 4 5/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2009.70.6

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Sven H. A. Bruntjen, Woodside, CA, 1983 as one of four "Scenes from the Life of Moses"); Joseph F. McCrindle [1923-2008], New York; Joseph F. McCrindle Foundation, 2008; gift to NGA, 2009.

Associated Names

Bibliography

2012

  • Grasselli, Margaret M., and Arthur K. Wheelock, Jr., eds. The McCrindle Gift: A Distinguished Collection of Drawings and Watercolors. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art. Washington, 2012: 178 (color).

Inscriptions

by later hand, lower right verso in graphite: D

Wikidata ID

Q64594382

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