The Crossing of the Red Sea

c.1585

Johan Wierix, after Maarten van Cleef

Associated Names
Johan Wierix

Artist, Flemish, 1549 - 1618 or after

Maarten van Cleef

Artist After, Flemish, c. 1527 - 1581

This is a drawing of a scene depicting a chariot drawn by horses surrounded by turbulent waters and clouds. The central figure is falling from the chariot with a distressed expression as swirling waves rise around them. To one side, multiple figures and spears push forward, highlighting the chaos. The horses show tension and motion, with expressive eyes and flared nostrils as they struggle against the forces. Large, ominous clouds fill the sky, with weapons scattered amidst the waves, adding to the sense of conflict and urgency.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Charles Hack

  • Dimensions

    plate: 20 × 28.5 cm (7 7/8 × 11 1/4 in.)
    sheet: 20.8 × 29.3 cm (8 3/16 × 11 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2012.91.8

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. 33

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Charles Hack, New York; Gift to NGA, 2012.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1993

  • The New Hollstein Dutch & Flemish Etchings, Engravings and Woodcuts, 1450-1700. (Weirix). Rotterdam: Sound & Vision Interactive, 1996-, no. 33

Inscriptions

in image, lower center: IHEW; in plate, across lower edge: Itur, atrox Pharao peut aequore, transit Hebreus. Sieut in excultae per loca plana vide. Exod: 14; 8

Wikidata ID

Q76560814

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