Légende

Four scenes from the Old Testament, c1300-c1330. On the top left men are building Pharoah's cities. On the top right is a scene depicting the bondage of the Israelites. On the bottom left is the plague of blood; one of the plagues sent by God to punish the Egyptians for persecuting the Iraelites. On the bottom right is Aaron's snake. Before the pharaoh and his servants Aaron's rod becomes a snake, to prove to the pharaoh that Moses and himself had been sent by God to lead the Israelites to freedom. From the Golden Haggadah, a Hebrew service book read on Passover Eve. Northern Spain.

Date

1300

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Notre référence

HRM25A14_229

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

49,9Mo (4,5Mo) / 32,6cm x 38,4cm / 3853 x 4531 (300dpi)

Mots clés

animal building female carrying women woman people male child children library job man men health fish religious infant baby babies country religion construction reptile reptiles snake monarch guy blood occupation color fishes king royal Israel medieval Christianity infancy Judaism Jewish location century plague gesturing profession disease Bible royalty Biblical miniature concept exodus miracle British Library hand gesture manuscript servant metaphor pharaoh hand Gestures Colour aquatic life Old Testament miraculous mediaeval Middle Ages persecution 14th century Fourteenth Century Moses plagues servants Aaron carrying a burden on one's shoulders Golden Haggadah illuminated manuscript Israelite sovereign manuscript Unknown ISRAELITES Heritage Art