Moses and the Serpent

1548

Augustin Hirschvogel

Associated Names
Augustin Hirschvogel

Artist, German, 1503 - 1553

This is a drawing of a man near a flaming bush. The man stands on the right side with one hand stretched towards the burning bush. Another figure emerges from the bush. The bush is depicted with flames and smoke, stylized with intricate lines. The background shows a landscape with trees and hills. The lines in the drawing are detailed. At the bottom, there is text in an older form of the German language.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1950.17.107

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Schwarz 1971, no. 59

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1965

  • The Old Testament in Prints from the Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection, University of Notre Dame Art Gallery, Notre Dame, IN, 1965.

Bibliography

1917

  • -- see Schwarz 1917 for full citation -- use 'Schwarz 1971' for Hirschvogel's "Konkordanz" prints only

Wikidata ID

Q65219816

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