Pharaoh's Daughter Discovers Moses in the Rush Basket, Guilliam du Gardijn, c. 1615 - c. 1630

Identification

Title(s)

Pharaoh's Daughter Discovers Moses in the Rush Basket

Object type

painting

Object number

SK-A-1572

Inscriptions / marks

signature, bottom centre: ‘G. Du. Gardin’

Description

Farao's dochter en haar dienstmaagden vinden Mozes in het biezen mandje bij de begroeide oever van de Nijl. Twee dienstmaagden halen het kind uit het water. De prinses staat onder een parasol en wijst naar het kind.

Creation

Artist

painter: Guilliam du Gardijn

Dating

c. 1615 - c. 1630

Material and Technique

Physical features

oil on panel

Material

Measurements

support: height 75.7 cm × width 109.5 cm
outer size: depth 3 cm (support incl. frame)

Subject

What

the finding of Moses: Pharaoh's daughter comes to bathe with her maidens in the river and discovers the child floating on the water

Acquisition and rights

Credit line

Gift of A. Bredius, The Hague

Acquisition

gift Feb-1892

Copyright

Public domain

Provenance

...; donated to the museum by Dr Abraham Bredius (1855-1946), The Hague, February 1892{RANH, ARS, IS, inv. 172, no. 19 (27 February 1892).}

Bibliography and list of abbreviations for the provenance (pdf)

Documentation

Persistent URL

To refer to this object please use the following persistent URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10934/RM0001.COLLECT.8347

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