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Description: | The Flemish painter Hendrik van Balen specialised in religious and mythological subject matter. This painting is taken from a scene described in Exodus 17. Moses is leading the Israelites out of Egypt into the Promised Land. However, the Israelites were complaining because they were thirsty. To reinforce Moses' leadership, and to quench their thirst, God ordered Moses to tap a nearby rock, from which he promised water would spring. In his frustration, Moses struck the rock, and water appeared and enabled the Israelites to drink. | Subjects: | religion (Moses); figure; landscape | Source: | Vads | Creator: | Artist: Balen, Hendrik van, I (Flemish painter, 1575-1632) Æ Attributed to studio of Previously attributed to after Francken, Frans, II (Flemish painter, 1581-1642) Previously attributed to Bril, Paul (Flemish landscapist and fresco painter, 1554-1626, active in Rome) | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=8411... | Go to resource |
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