Anthony van Dyck

Moses and the Brazen Serpent

Anthony van Dyck - Moses and the Brazen Serpent

Anthony van Dyck

Moses and the Brazen Serpent

c. 1618-20
210 x 261 mm
Pen and brush and brown ink and brown wash, over black chalk
Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam

Literature

Alejandro Vergara and Friso Lammertse (eds.), The Young Van Dyck, New York, NY, 2013, fig. 53

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

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Anthony van Dyck Michael Defeats the Rebel Angels

Michael Defeats the Rebel Angels
c. 1617-18

Anthony van Dyck The Betrayal of Christ

The Betrayal of Christ
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Anthony van Dyck The Mystic Marriage of Saint Catherine

The Mystic Marriage of Saint Catherine
c. 1618-20

Anthony van Dyck The Healing of the Paralytic

The Healing of the Paralytic

Anthony van Dyck Study for the Brazen Serpent

Study for the Brazen Serpent
c. 1618-20