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Plague of Serpents and the Brazen Serpent
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
The Israelites are on their way to the Red Sea when God punishes their impatience with a plague of poisonous snakes. Many people are bitten and die. Moses has a bronze snake made and hangs it on a pole. Everyone who is bitten and looks at the bronze snake remains alive.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineGifslangenplaag en de koperen slang. 1539. Cornelis Bos. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
