Anthony van Dyck

Study for Moses and the Brazen Serpent



Anthony van Dyck - Study for Moses and the Brazen Serpent



Anthony van Dyck
Study for Moses and the Brazen Serpent
c. 1618-20
184 x 243 mm
Pen and brush and brown ink
Formerly Kunsthalle, Bremen


Literature


Alejandro Vergara and Friso Lammertse (eds.), The Young Van Dyck, New York, NY, 2013, fig. 57


Iconclass


71E3243 Anyone who is bitten by a snake is cured by looking at the brazen serpent; the serpent (or dragon) is usually depicted on a tau-shaped cross or on a pillar

Other works by Anthony van Dyck



Anthony van Dyck Sleeping Apostles
Sleeping Apostles
c. 1620-21

Anthony van Dyck Woman Asleep with a Separate Study of her Head
Woman Asleep with a Separate Study of her Head
1620 (?)

Anthony van Dyck The Betrayal of Christ
The Betrayal of Christ
c. 1620-21

Anthony van Dyck A Male Torso, lying down and seen from the back
A Male Torso, lying down and seen from the back
c. 1618-20

Anthony van Dyck Christ Carrying the Cross
Christ Carrying the Cross
c. 1618