Sujet
The Israelites Celebrating Passover, 1668. Creator: Juan Antonio de Frias y Escalante.
Légende
The Israelites Celebrating Passover, 1668. Biblical scene: The Passover sacrifice, also known as the Paschal lamb or the Passover lamb, is the sacrifice that the Torah mandates the Israelites to ritually slaughter on the evening of Nisan 14, before Passover of Nisan 15, and eat lamb on the first night of the holiday with bitter herbs and matzo. According to the Torah, it was first offered on the night of the Exodus from Egypt. One of a series of canvases depicting episodes from the Old Testament, painted by Escalante between 1667 and 1668 for the sacristy of the Merced Calzada in Madrid.
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art
Notre référence
HRM26A41_071
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Droits gérés
Format disponible
56.2Mo (4.5Mo) / 42.0cm x 33.5cm / 4960 x 3960 (300dpi)