Moses with Ten Commandments
1896
oil
From the collection of National Museum in Warsaw
1896
oil
From the collection of National Museum in Warsaw
The painting depicts an older man with a long white beard and hair, dressed in a white shirt and dark pants, sitting on a chair. He holds a wooden mallet in his right hand and a stone tablet with Hebrew writing in his left hand. The man is seated in front of a dark background, with a few objects visible behind him, including a red cloth draped over the back of the chair. The overall atmosphere of the painting is one of contemplation and reverence. To learn more about the artist's use of chiaroscuro, explore the works of Aleksander Sochaczewski.
