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The Death of the Pharaoh’s Firstborn Son
In this scene from the biblical book of Exodus, Moses and Aaron (upper right) visit the pharaoh, who is mourning his son. The Egyptian ruler’s son had died from one of the plagues sent by God to secure the Israelites’ release from Egypt. The gloom of the painting reflects the father’s intense grief. One has to look long and hard to discern all the figures and details.
Publisher
- Rijksmuseum
Subject
- http://iconclass.org/71E117321
Type of item
- painting
- Art of painting
Medium
- Gift of the heirs of L. Alma Tadema
Publisher
- Rijksmuseum
Subject
- http://iconclass.org/71E117321
Type of item
- painting
- Art of painting
Medium
- Gift of the heirs of L. Alma Tadema
Providing institution
Aggregator
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
- http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
Rights
- Public Domain
- Publiek Domein
Creation date
- 1872
- 1872
Place-Time
- third quarter 19th century
Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10934/RM0001.COLLECT.5773
- SK-A-2664
Extent
- height 77 cm
- width 124.5 cm
Format
- canvas
- oil paint (paint)
- Canvas
Language
- nl
Is part of
- collection: paintings
- collectie: schilderijen
Year
- 1872
Providing country
- Netherlands
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2014-05-27T20:14:22.653Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2018-03-17T14:37:39.228Z