Infant Moses
1650
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1650
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Infant Moses is a 1650 by Abraham Blooteling, a Baroque work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This print shows a group of people in a wooded area. A woman in flowing robes holds a baby while another woman stands nearby with a staff. Around them, kids play, a dog sits, and a man on the ground looks up. The background has trees, a distant town, and a hill with a cross. The scene mixes everyday life with symbolic figures—like the woman with the staff, who might represent protection. The artist used deep shadows and strong contrasts to make the figures stand out. Look up Baroque to see how this dramatic style shaped art.
An engraving on paper depicting the infant Moses, after a composition by Paolo Veronese, produced by Abraham Blooteling around 1650. The work is listed in the 1874 Catalogue of the Dyce Collection as derived from M. Schietz's "Bilderbibel."
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Abraham Blooteling (1640–1690) was a Dutch artist, born in Amsterdam.
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