The Exodus from Egypt, from "The Story of Moses, before the Exodus"

Publisher Gerard de Jode Netherlandish

1585

Not on view

The engraving is one in a set of eight plates on the 'The Story of Moses, before the Exodus,' which is a chapter in Gerard de Jode's larger biblical series of 396 engravings entitled 'Thesaurus sacrarum historiarum veteris testamenti (...)' that he published in 1585.

Artwork Details

Title: The Exodus from Egypt, from "The Story of Moses, before the Exodus"
Series/Portfolio: The Story of Moses, before the Exodus
Artist: Johann Sadeler I (Netherlandish, Brussels 1550–1600/1601 Venice)
Artist: After Marten van Cleve I (Netherlandish, Antwerp, ca. 1527–1581)
Publisher: Gerard de Jode (Netherlandish, 1509/17–1591)
Date: 1585
Medium: Engraving
Dimensions: Sheet: 7 15/16 × 11 1/4 in. (20.1 × 28.5 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1963
Object Number: 63.579.34
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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