OIL ON CANVAS 17TH CENTURY. JEWS IN THE DESERT COLLECTING MANNA
Antiques -
Reference: ZE283
Jews in the desert gathering manna. Oil on canvas. 17th century. Oil on canvas, arranged horizontally, showing a figurative theme with a mountainous landscape in the background. In the foreground, a series of figures have been placed, creating various planes and highlighting the two figures in the centre with their postures and gestures; a little further towards the background, on the right, there are some tents and a series of “cut” figures. Note the presence of vases and other containers, decorated and with shapes clearly influenced by classicism. The iconographic series of Moses (Exodus) has a large number of themes, and one of them is the fall and collection of Manna in the desert, which had to take place before the sun melted this food that God gave to the Jews six days a week. Stylistically, note the anatomical study of the figures with their backs turned in the foreground, which creates a space prior to the "protagonist" Moses, who is raising his hand and eyes towards the sky, and the variety of positions and the care taken with the composition, which results in a very clear work despite the number of figures present in it.
· Size: 208x6x154 cms.
18.000 €
