File:William de Brailes - The Israelites Worship the Golden Calf and Moses Breaks the Tablets (Exodus 32 -1-19) - Walters W10613R - Full Page.jpg
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William de Brailes: The Israelites Worship the Golden Calf and Moses Breaks the Tablets (Exodus 32:1-19) ( ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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artist QS:P170,Q8020766 |
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Title |
The Israelites Worship the Golden Calf and Moses Breaks the Tablets (Exodus 32:1-19) |
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English: This scene from Walters manuscript W.106 depicts a moment when the Israelites were in the desert after their escape from Egypt. Moses (shown here with horns, a sign of his encounter with divinity) had been on Mount Sinai, alone, receiving instructions from God. The Israelites strayed from faith in God in his absence |
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Date |
circa 1250 date QS:P571,+1250-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902 (Middle Agesera QS:P2348,Q12554 ) |
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Medium | ink and pigment on parchment | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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height: 13.2 cm (5.1 in); width: 9.5 cm (3.7 in) dimensions QS:P2048,13.2U174728 dimensions QS:P2049,9.5U174728 |
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institution QS:P195,Q210081 |
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Accession number |
W.106.13R |
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Place of creation | Oxford, England, United Kingdom | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Credit line | Acquired by Henry Walters, 1903 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Inscriptions | [Translation] When Moses went to the mountain to receive the Law, God said to him: 'Go down. Your people sin.' Moses descended and saw his people adoring a calf, which they made of gold and silver. When he saw this, he grew angry at them [and] hurled his tablets against the rock so that they broke; [Transliteration] Cum moyses fu al munt p[our] receivre la lei de[u] lu dit dece[n]de tun peple pecche. moysen d[e]se[n]d li vit sun peple aurer un veel q[u'i]l aveint fet d[']or e d[']argent. q[ua]nt ceo vit, li se corra, rua sa tables encuntre la roche q[u'i]l debruser[en]t. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Source | Walters Art Museum: Home page Info about artwork | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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