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Moses is abandoned

Pietro Monaco · 1717 - 1772 · etching; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

About this work

The mother of Moses kneels by the reed basket in which she sets her son Moses afloat. Beside her sit Miriam, Moses' sister, and other figures. In the background, a landscape with shepherds and a ruin. Text in the lower margin. Numbered in the bottom right: 86.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description

Subjects

print Miriam, Moses' sister, keeps watch

Credit lineMozes wordt te vondeling gelegd. 1717 - 1772. Pietro Monaco. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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