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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.

About this work

The Setting Up of the Brazen Serpent. 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 stay alive. Below the image the title in Latin and a reference to the biblical text in Numbers 21. This print is part of an album.

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

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