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The Finding of Moses

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The Finding of Moses

Date: 1660/1665
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 79 3/4 × 48 1/2 inches (202.57 × 123.19 cm)
Credit Line: Founders Society Purchase with funds from Mr. and Mrs. Edgar B. Whitcomb
Object number: 47.92
Massive jagged rocks capped by trees rise from the water's edge at right. At the left, the Pharoah's daughter, seated on the ground near the banks of the stream, reaches out to take the baby Moses who has just been rescued by her servants. Stormy sky in the background.
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