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Moses and the Brazen Serpent
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Moses and the Brazen Serpent

Schelte Adamsz. Bolswert · 1590 - 1633 · engraving; paper

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

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On the right stand Aaron and Moses next to the brazen serpent fixed on a pole. Men, women, and children bitten by poisonous snakes look at the brazen serpent to remain 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. 1590 - 1633. Schelte Adamsz. Bolswert. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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