Collection Online
The Finding of Moses
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
234.5 × 308.0 cm
Place/s of Execution
Venice, Italy
Accession Number
95-5
Department
International Painting
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1959
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Gallery location
17th to 18th Century European Paintings Gallery
Level 2, NGV International
Subjects (general)
Human Figures Landscapes Religion and Mythology
Subjects (specific)
dog (species) dwarfs infants Moses (Abrahamic religion character) Nile River (river) Old Testament (culture or period) pharaohs staffs (staff weapon components)
Movements
Rococo
Frame
English, 18th century, William of Kent style, surface not original