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Moses brought before Pharaoh's Daughter

Image credit: Ashmolean Museum, Oxford

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Pharaoh had ordered that all first-born Hebrew sons be killed and to avoid this fate, the baby Moses was placed in a rush basket in the river Nile, where he was rescued and brought before Pharaoh's daughter (Exodus 2: 3–10). This painting and 'The Trial of Moses' (also from the studio of Bonifazio de' Pitati), in their subjects, dimensions and handling, seem to be companion pieces, perhaps 'cassone' panels. Bonifazio, who had probably been a pupil of Palma Vecchio, ran a large and important studio in Venice, which produced much domestic and furniture painting. The elongated forms in both pictures are reminiscent of the work of Antonio Palma, Bonifazio's senior assistant.

Ashmolean Museum, Oxford

Oxford

Title

Moses brought before Pharaoh's Daughter

Medium

oil on canvas laid on panel

Measurements

H 27 x W 81 cm

Accession number

WA1936.170

Acquisition method

Purchased, 1936

Work type

Painting

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