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The Moral and Divine Law: Moses Receives the Law on Mount Sinai; Color Study for Mural, Supreme Court Room, Minnesota State Capitol, Saint Paul

John La Farge American
1903
Not on view

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Object Information
  • Title: The Moral and Divine Law: Moses Receives the Law on Mount Sinai; Color Study for Mural, Supreme Court Room, Minnesota State Capitol, Saint Paul
  • Artist: John La Farge (American, New York 1835–1910 Providence, Rhode Island)
  • Date: 1903
  • Culture: American
  • Medium: Watercolor, gouache with gum arabic, and graphite on olive-green wove paper
  • Dimensions: 7 3/8 x 10 5/8 in. (18.7 x 27 cm)
  • Credit Line: Bequest of Susan Dwight Bliss, 1966
  • Object Number: 67.55.166
  • Curatorial Department: The American Wing
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