1621
oil
canvas
From the collection of J. Paul Getty Museum
Moses and the Messengers from Canaan is a 1621 oil by Giovanni Lanfranco, a Early Baroque Italian work, held at J. Paul Getty Museum.
This painting depicts a scene with multiple figures. On the left, a man in a yellow robe holds a staff, while another man kneels beside him. To the right, a shirtless man stands with his arm raised, and an older man sits behind him, holding a bunch of grapes. In the background, a cloudy sky is visible. The figures are arranged in a dynamic composition, with the central figures drawing the viewer's attention. The use of warm colors and dramatic lighting adds depth and emotion to the scene. This painting showcases the artistic skill of Giovanni Lanfranco, an artist known for his use of chiaroscuro.
Moses and the Messengers from Canaan is a painting by the Italian Baroque painter Giovanni Lanfranco. It is housed in the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles, California.
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The painting was part of a series developed for the Chapel of the Holy Sacrament in the church of San Paolo fuori le Mura in Rome. The painting depicts an old testament event described in Numbers 13:1–33, where messengers or "spies" returning to Moses from the lands of Canaan, bring forth evidence of the agricultural bounty of the lands. Moses stands tallest with the horns of light emerging from the forehead. The messengers bring pomegranates, figs, but most prominently grapes. The grapes evoke the sacramental wine of the Eucharist. In the chapel, this painting accompanied canvas depictions…
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Source: wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Giovanni Lanfranco (26 January 1582 – 30 November 1647) was an Italian Baroque painter. He was a distinguished artist of the Bolognese school, deeply influenced by Annibale Carracci's’ classicism.
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