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 Christ Carrying the Cross
Christ Carrying the Cross
c. 1618

Anthony van Dyck The Mystic Marriage of Saint Catherine
The Mystic Marriage of Saint Catherine
c. 1618/20

Anthony van Dyck Michael Defeats the Rebel Angels
Michael Defeats the Rebel Angels
c. 1617-18

Anthony van Dyck Moses and the Brazen Serpent
Moses and the Brazen Serpent
c. 1618-20

Anthony van Dyck The Mystic Marriage of Saint Catherine
The Mystic Marriage of Saint Catherine
c. 1618-20