Moses and Aaron

1526

Sebald Beham

Associated Names
Sebald Beham

Artist, German, 1500 - 1550

The image features two figures, Moses and Aaron, depicted from the waist up. Moses is turned slightly to the left, while Aaron is to the right. Moses has a long beard and a stern expression, wearing a robe and resting his hand on a book. Aaron also has a beard and wears a helmet with an inscription, with his hand on the book. Behind them is a stone tablet symbolizing the Ten Commandments, with the names "MOSE" and "AARON" above their heads. The background shows a hilly landscape with mountains and buildings, suggesting a historical or biblical setting. The image is dated 1526 with a monogram in the top right corner.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.1233

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. 12, State only

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1901

  • Pauli, Gustav. Hans Sebald Beham: ein kritisches Verzeichnis seiner Kupferstiche, Radierungen und Holzschnitte. Studien zur deutschen Kunstgeschichte_ 33. Strasbourg: J.H. Ed. Heitz, 1901: no. 9.

1996

  • The New Hollstein German Engravings, Etchings and Woodcuts, 1400-1700. (Sebald Beham, Anne Röver-Kann, author). Ouderkerk aan den Ijssel: Sound & Vision Publishers, 2024: no. 12.

Wikidata ID

Q64961978

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