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
121 x 190 mm
Pen and brown ink and brown and grey wash, squared in black chalk
The Trustees of the Chatsworth Settlement, Chatsworth


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Verso:

Anthony van Dyck - Three heads from the recto traced through
Anthony van Dyck
Three heads from the recto traced through
c. 1618-20


Study for:

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

Exhibitions

2012 The Young Van Dyck, Nr. 24 recto

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 Christ Crowned with Thorns
Christ Crowned with Thorns
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Anthony van Dyck Study for The Adoration of the Shepherds
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Anthony van Dyck Study for Christ Carrying the Cross
Study for Christ Carrying the Cross
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Anthony van Dyck The Betrayal of Christ
The Betrayal of Christ
c. 1620-21

Anthony van Dyck The Betrayal of Christ
The Betrayal of Christ
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