Moses with the Tablets of Law

1620-1640

Ludwig Büsinck after Georges Lallemand

Associated Names
Ludwig Büsinck

Artist, German, c. 1590 - 1669

Melchior Tavernier

Publisher, French, 1594 - 1665

Georges Lallemand

Artist After, French, 1598 or before - 1640

The image shows a seated elderly figure, depicted from the lower legs upward, including their head and upper body. The person is positioned with one knee raised and the other foot slightly tucked beneath, leaning slightly back against a rock or tree. They have a long, flowing beard and thick, wavy hair with two short projections at the top. The individual wears a long robe with drapery and holds a staff in their left hand, while their right hand rests on large tablets. The background features trees and rocky outcroppings, and the image is in sepia tones.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    chiaroscuro woodcut (black line block and two brown tone blocks)

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 39 × 28.3 cm (15 3/8 × 11 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1981.52.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hollstein, no. 1

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1986

  • Graphic Survey Show, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., February 1986.

2007

  • The Baroque Woodcut, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 2007 - 2008

Bibliography

1949

  • Hollstein, F.W.H. et al. German engravings, etchings and woodcuts ca. 1400-1700. 8 vols. Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberger, 1954-1868. Dutch and Flemish etchings, engravings and woodcuts, ca. 1450-1700. Vols. I-XV, XVIII, XIX. Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberge

Inscriptions

recto: in block, at right: G. Lalleman. Inv:/ L. Büsinck. scu:; verso: none

Markings

none

Watermarks

bunch of grapes

Wikidata ID

Q74037164

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