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The Discovery of the Infant Moses in a Basket by Pharaoh's Daughter, from the series Toneel ofte vertooch der Bybelsche historien, 1659

  • burin engraving, paper
  • 68 x 100 mm
  • Inv. 2014-GU

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Artist

Pieter Hendriksz. Schut RKD
Amsterdam ca. 1660 - 1680
engravers (printmakers)AAT

Nicolaes I Visscher
Amsterdam 1618 - Amsterdam 1679
publisherAAT

Nicolaes II Visscher RKD
Amsterdam 1618 - Amsterdam 1709
publisherAAT

Title The Discovery of the Infant Moses in a Basket by Pharaoh's Daughter, from the series Toneel ofte vertooch der Bybelsche historien
Date 1659
Period 17th century
Location Amsterdam TGN
Medium and support burin engraving AAT
Signatures, inscriptions, and markings printed inscription bottom right, outside the depiction: 37
printed inscription outside the depiction, below: Moses bij Pharaos dochter gevonden wert wert ten hove opgevoedt.
printed inscription outside the depiction, centre below: Exodus 2.5.
inscription reverse, centre: 4
Collection print room
Object type burin engraving AAT
Inventory number 2014-GU
Acquisition credit unknown
2014
Current whereabouts Work currently not on display
Permalink https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/2014-GU
IIIF Manifest https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/11413/manifest.json
Art & Architecture Thesaurus 300055874 religious symbolism AAT
300189808 figures (representations) AAT
25H landscapes Iconclass
Keywords Iconclass 11Q712 church (exterior) Iconclass
21D water (one of the four elements) Iconclass
25G3 trees Iconclass
25H112 rocks Iconclass
25H2 landscapes with waters, waterscapes, seascapes (in the temperate zone) Iconclass
25H213 river Iconclass
25I city-view, and landscape with man-made constructions Iconclass
25I12 prospect of city, town panorama, silhouette of city Iconclass
31A72 female sex; woman Iconclass
31AA231 standing figure - AA - female human figure Iconclass
31AA2321 leaning forward - AA - female human figure Iconclass
31D13 adolescent, young woman, maiden Iconclass
34B11 dog Iconclass
41A1 civic architecture; edifices; dwellings Iconclass
41A14 urban housing Iconclass
41A7751 container made of plant material other than wood: basket Iconclass
61D(NILE) geographical names of countries, regions, mountains, rivers, etc. (names of cities and villages excepted) (NILE) Iconclass
71 Old Testament Iconclass
71E1 the book Exodus: story of Moses and Aaron Iconclass
71E11 Exodus (part I): events preceding and preparing the exit of Israel from Egypt Iconclass
71E1124 the finding of Moses: Pharaoh's daughter comes to bathe with her maidens in the river and discovers the child floating on the water Iconclass
School / Style Baroque AAT
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