
“Let My People Go” by Aaron Douglas – The Art of Freedom
2024年7月9日 · Aaron Douglas’s painting Let My People Go is inspired by the biblical story of Moses and the Exodus. It creates a parallel to the African American fight for freedom and …
Aaron Douglas | Let My People Go | The Metropolitan Museum of Art
The painting’s title evokes a lyric from "Go Down Moses," a traditional spiritual that enslaved Black people in the nineteenth century sang for religious expression, solidarity, and as a form …
Moses, 1945 by Frida Kahlo
This painting was commissioned by Don Jose Domingo Lavin. Lavin asked Frida Kahlo to read the book Moses and Monotheism by Sigmund Freud and paint her understanding and …
Painting Freedom - The New York Times
2013年10月30日 · Exodus runs like a river through stories of escape from slavery. The parallels were easy to draw between plantation overseers and the pharaoh, and between their …
Descent from Mount Sinai (Sistine Chapel) - Wikipedia
It depicts the prophet Moses in the process of receiving and introducing the Ten Commandments. On 27 October 1480, several Florentine painters left for Rome, where they had been called as …
The Life of Moses in Art - Sefaria
Below we will survey some of the artwork depicting parts of Moses’ life and for each one, we will ask the question: who is Moses and what is his character? The Birth and Rescue of Moses. …
Majestic Moses: Artistic Depictions of the Exodus - Alex Levin
Each depiction offers a unique interpretation of the biblical tale, drawing viewers into the drama, beauty, and wonder of Moses and the Israelites’ journey to freedom. Majestic Moses reigns …
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Portrayals of Moses in Christian Art - Christian Iconography
2024年3月10日 · Moses was tending his father-in-law's sheep on Mount Horeb when God appeared to him from a burning bush and commissioned him to lead his people to freedom. In …
Moses (after Michelangelo) | Smithsonian American Art Museum
The original sculpture of Moses by Michelangelo, completed around 1515, stands in the tomb of Pope Julius II in St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome. To a black female sculptor, the opportunity to …
Moses, Nucleus of Creation - Kahlo
2 天之前 · One of Frida Kahlo's masterpieces is Moses. Commissioned in 1945 by Don Jose Domingo Lavin, this oil on masonite painting employs the styles of primitivism and surrealism. …