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Concept

Brazen serpent

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  • Moses with his rod and his brazen serpent. Engraving by J. Hall, 1793, after B. West.
  • Moses points to the brazen serpent while his people writhe on the ground, besieged by fiery serpents. Etching by G. Cooke, 1816, after C. le Brun.
  • Moses presents his brazen serpent to the people. Woodcut after Robert Anning Bell, c. 1890.
  • Moses points to the brazen serpent while his people carry their wounded towards it. Etching.
  • A map of the biblical Palestine with three biblical scenes: Moses and the ten commandments; the serpent on the pole; Christ healing the insane; the Crucifixion. Coloured etching after G. Rogg.
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    The Israelites afflicted by a plague of serpents; two men worshipping the brazen serpent erected by Moses. Engraving by M. Coxcie, 15--.

    Coxcie, Michel, 1499-1592. | Date: [between 1500 and 1599] | Reference: 5452i
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    Moses points to the brazen serpent while his people writhe on the ground, besieged by fiery serpents. Etching by G. Cooke, 1816, after C. le Brun.

    Le Brun, Charles, 1619-1690. | Date: 1 April 1816 | Reference: 18329i
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    Moses presents his brazen serpent to the people. Woodcut after Robert Anning Bell, c. 1890.

    Bell, Robert Anning, 1863-1933. | Reference: 18284i
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    Moses and Eleazar show the brazen serpent before the writhing multitude afflicted with snake-bites. Engraving by S. à Bolswert after P.P. Rubens, ca. 1635-40.

    Rubens, Peter Paul, 1577-1640. | Date: 1600-1699 | Reference: 20541i
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    Moses and Eleazar show the brazen serpent before the writhing multitude afflicted with snake-bites. Engraving after S. à Bolswert after Sir P.P. Rubens, ca. 1635-40.

    Rubens, Peter Paul, 1577-1640. | Date: [1652] | Reference: 3063468i
    Part of: Historiae sacrae veteris et novi testamenti.
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