Antique Print-EXODUS-ISRAELITES-MOSES-TEN COMMANDMENDS-SINAI-Gouwen-Hondt-1728
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Antique Print-EXODUS-ISRAELITES-MOSES-TEN COMMANDMENDS-SINAI-Gouwen-Hondt-1728

Print

€75.00

‘THE PROMULGATION OF THE LAW ON MOUNT SINAI (..).’

– Original antique print depicting the moment God delivers the Ten Commandments to Moses amidst a dramatic display of divine power. In the foreground, the people of Israel are shown in various states of awe, fear, and prayer. Some cover their eyes or bow down, reflecting the biblical account that the people trembled and kept their distance from the mountain.

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SKU: PICTURA-14402 Category: Tag:

Description

Medium: Engraving/etching on hand laid (verge) paper.

Sheet size: 48 x 40.3 cm (18.9 x 15.87 inch). Image size: 42 x 34.7 cm. (16.54 x 13.66 inch).

Condition: very good, given age. Minor creasing, foxing and soiling. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

EXODUS-ISRAELITES-MOSES-TEN COMMANDMENDS-SINAI | BOX-DE HONDT-1

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

From De Hondt’s ‘Taferelen der voornaamste geschiedenissen van het Oude en Nieuwe Testament’, published in 1728 in The Hague, The Netherlands.

Text pages included.

Biography engraver: Gilliam van der Gouwen, first name also transcribed as Guilliam and Willem (ca. 1657, Antwerp — buried on 15 March 1716, Amsterdam) was a Flemish engraver who spent most of his active career in the Dutch Republic. He is known for his reproductive engravin.

Biography artist: Gerard Hoet, the elder (1648-1733) was a Dutch history and genre painter and engraver from Zaltbommel. Pieter de Hondt, Dutch publisher and bookseller (1696–1764).

Additional information

Dimensions 40 × 24 × 1 cm

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