OIL PAINTING ON CANVAS, 17TH CENTURY. JEWS IN THE DESERT GATHERING MANNA
Antiques - Paintings
Reference: ZE283
Jews in the desert gathering manna. Oil on canvas. 17th century. Oil on canvas, arranged horizontally, depicting a figurative subject with a mountainous landscape in the background. In the foreground, a series of figures are arranged in various planes, their postures and gestures highlighting the two central figures. Further back, to the right, tents and a series of cropped figures appear. Note the presence of vases and other vessels, decorated and with forms clearly influenced by classical art. The iconographic series of Moses (Exodus) has a large number of themes, and one of them is the fall and collection of Manna in the desert, which had to take place before the sun melted this food that God gave to the Jews six days a week. Stylistically, note the anatomical study of the figures with their backs turned in the foreground, which create a space before the "protagonist" Moses, positioned with his hand raised and his gaze towards the sky, and the variety of positions and the careful composition, which results in a very clear work despite the number of figures present in it.
· Size: 208x6x154 cms.
18.000 €
