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Title:

The Submersion of Pharaoh

Creator:

Master of the Apollo and Daphne Legend

Date Created:

1499-1501

Circa Date:

1500

Description:

Moses, Aaron and other Israelites stand on the left shore, looking out onto Pharaoh and his army as they are submerged in a rose-colored sea, intended to suggest the Red Sea. Moses and the Israelites are dressed in brightly colored robes. The sky and land area in the background are painted in green tones.

Subjects:

Paintings Tempera Canvas Bible Story Sixteenth Century

Location:

Lewisburg, PA

Source:

Samek Art Museum Collection

Source Identifier:

1961.K.1617

Type:

Image;StillImage

Language:

eng

Attribution

Citation:

"The Submersion of Pharaoh", The Kress Study Collection, Samek Art Museum, Bucknell University, https://tmengelb.github.io/samek-kress-demo/items/kress_015.html

Rights

Rights:

public domain

Standardized Rights:

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/