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