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In the biblical story the Israelites' lack of faith is punished by a plague of poisonous snakes. When they repent, Moses asks God how they can be saved and is told to make a brazen serpent which will cure all who look at it. For some it is too late: bodies lie in the foreground.
This picture is a copy of an original in the Courtauld Institute.
Title
Moses and the Brazen Serpent
Date
early 17th C
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
H 168.5 x W 150 cm
Accession number
732085
Acquisition method
gift from Sir Henry Hugh Arthur Hoare along with the estate, house and its contents, 1946
Work type
Painting
