Sconosciuto - Mosè e il serpente di rame
\Artist: Sconosciuto
Technique: Oil on canvas\Signature: Not signed\Dimensions: 83. 5_5_108. 5_cm
Painting of the Neapolitan area of the second half of the seventeenth century. Oil painting on canvas. The painting is in perfect condition. Previous relining and cleaning, non-coeval frame. Export document to be done. Referred to a story of Moses. The episode of the copper serpent in chapter 21 of Numbers. Here the people of Israel who murmur against God and complain that they are still in the desert. To correct them, God sends poisonous snakes that kill many Israelites with their bite. The people realize they have sinned against God and ask Moses to intercede for them. Moses, following God's directions, forges a copper serpent. The painting was bought at auction in Italy. Size with frame: 108. 5cm x 83. 5cm x 5cm. Without frame: 99cm x 73. 5cm.
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\Artist: Sconosciuto
Technique: Oil on canvas\Signature: Not signed\Dimensions: 83. 5_5_108. 5_cm
Painting of the Neapolitan area of the second half of the seventeenth century. Oil painting on canvas. The painting is in perfect condition. Previous relining and cleaning, non-coeval frame. Export document to be done. Referred to a story of Moses. The episode of the copper serpent in chapter 21 of Numbers. Here the people of Israel who murmur against God and complain that they are still in the desert. To correct them, God sends poisonous snakes that kill many Israelites with their bite. The people realize they have sinned against God and ask Moses to intercede for them. Moses, following God's directions, forges a copper serpent. The painting was bought at auction in Italy. Size with frame: 108. 5cm x 83. 5cm x 5cm. Without frame: 99cm x 73. 5cm.