Artwork
Infant Moses
Infant Moses is a print by Unknown. It dates from 1750 and is held in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum.
About this work
Overview
The Infant Moses is a print on paper created in 1750, reproducing a composition by Nicolas Poussin.
Subject & Meaning
The print depicts a biblical scene: the infant Moses being discovered in a basket on the Nile River. Figures surrounding the basket include a kneeling woman, a robed man, and another woman with a child, set against a backdrop of a cityscape.
Technique & Style
The artist employed chiaroscuro, using contrasting light and dark to create depth and emphasize the figures. Careful shading gives the scene a sense of volume and dimensionality.
History & Provenance
The print is based on Gérard Audran's engraving of Poussin's composition and bears the imprint of a Parisian publisher, 'chez Jean rue Jean de Beauvais N. 10'.
Artist & collection
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