The Finding of Moses

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The Finding of Moses is a Baroque-era painting by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo depicting the biblical scene of the infant Moses being discovered in the Nile.

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Finding of Moses 1
The Finding of Moses canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Baroque painting
painting
artisticSchool Venetian school
artStyle dramatic lighting
dynamic composition
rich color palette
basedOn Book of Exodus
Hebrew Bible
linked to: Tanakh

Old Testament
countryOfOrigin Italy
Republic of Venice
creator Giovanni Battista Tiepolo
culturalContext Catholic art
European Baroque art
depicts Finding of Moses
Moses
Pharaoh's daughter
scene on the Nile River
genre religious art
hasBiblicalFigure Moses
Pharaoh's daughter
hasSetting Nile River
linked to: Nile

ancient Egypt
linked to: Pharaonic Egypt
hasTheme infancy of a prophet
royal court life in biblical Egypt
inspiredBy biblical narrative of Exodus 2:1–10
languageOfTitle Italian
mainSubject discovery of Moses by Pharaoh's daughter
infant Moses in a basket
movement Baroque
Rococo
narrativeTheme deliverance from danger
divine providence
salvation
portrays courtly figures
female attendants of Pharaoh's daughter
portraysEmotion compassion
wonder
portraysMoment Moses being lifted from the basket
religiousTradition Christianity
Judaism
timePeriod 18th century
useOfMedium oil paint

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Giovanni Battista Tiepolo notableWork The Finding of Moses
The Finding of Moses (Tiepolo) depicts Finding of Moses
subject linked to: The Finding of Moses
linked to: The Finding of Moses