Artwork
Moses and Pharaoh’s Crown
Moses and Pharaoh’s Crown is an oil painting by the Dutch Golden Age artist Jan Steen. It dates from 1670 and is held in the collection of the Mauritshuis.
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Overview
Moses and Pharaoh's Crown is an oil painting by Jan Steen, created in 1670, and is now held at the Mauritshuis.
Subject & Meaning
The painting depicts a dramatic scene in a grand, ornate room, where a man, likely Pharaoh, sits on a throne with a scepter, accompanied by a kneeling woman holding a child, possibly Moses as a youth.
Technique & Style
Steen's use of chiaroscuro creates a sense of depth and volume, while the muted color palette, dominated by shades of brown, blue, and gold, contributes to the overall dramatic effect.
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Artist & collection
Artist
Jan Havickszoon Steen was a Dutch Golden Age painter, one of the leading genre painters of the 17th century.
Paintings of physicians by Jan Steen
The Dissolute Household
Merry Company on a Terrace
Esther, Ahasuerus, and Haman
Interior of an inn with an old man amusing himself with the landlady and two men playing backgammon, known as 'Two kinds of games'
The Drunken Couple
The Happy Family
Bathsheba after the Bath
The Magnanimity of Scipio Africanus
The Continence of Scipio Africanus
Esther before Ahasuerus
The Magnanimity of Scipio Africanus
Untitled
Esther, Ahasuerus, and Haman
Theagenes receiving the palm of honour from Chariclea
Queen of Sheba before Solomon
Esther before Ahasuerus (Esther 2:16)
The Idolatry of Solomon
Moses trampling on the Pharaoh’s crown