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The Setting Up of the Brazen Serpent
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The Setting Up of the Brazen Serpent

Johann Sadeler (I) · 1585 · engraving; paper

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

About this work

In the center, the bronze serpent attached to a pole. Moses points to the bronze serpent. Around the bronze serpent are men, women, and children who have been bitten by poisonous snakes and look up at the bronze serpent to remain alive. In the background, the Israelites' camp. Below the image, a reference in Latin to the biblical text in Numbers 21. This print is part of an album.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineOprichting van de koperen slang. 1585. Johann Sadeler (I). Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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