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Moses and the Brazen Serpent
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Moses and the Brazen Serpent

Schelte Adamsz. Bolswert · 1596 - 1659 · engraving; paper

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

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To the right stand Aaron and Moses next to the bronze serpent mounted on a pole. Men, women, and children bitten by poisonous snakes look at the bronze serpent to stay alive. Below the image, the title in Latin and a reference to the biblical text in Numbers 21.

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Credit lineMozes en de koperen slang. 1596 - 1659. Schelte Adamsz. Bolswert. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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