Moses with the Tablets of Law
1630
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
1630
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
This print shows Moses holding stone tablets with Hebrew writing. His beard is wild, his robe draped in sharp folds. The background is dark, but light hits his face and the tablets. What’s cool? The artist used two brown ink blocks to add depth. It isn’t just black and white—there’s warm brown shading too. You can feel the weight of the tablets in his hands. Look up Büsinck, Ludwig next.
