Pharaoh’s Daughter Discovers Moses in the Rush Basket

Moyses van Wtenbrouck (signed by artist), c. 1625 - c. 1627

Together with her entourage, Pharaoh’s daughter bathes in the Nile. There they find the infant Moses in a rush basket, barely visible here between two nude women. Wtenbrouck included a statue of a sphinx with a dog’s head in the foreground and an obelisk in the background to indicate that this biblical story takes place in Egypt.

  • Artwork typepainting
  • Object numberSK-A-4673
  • Dimensionssupport: height 73.5 cm x width 99.5 cm
  • Physical characteristicsoil on panel

Identification

  • Title(s)

    • Pharaoh's Daughter Discovers Moses in the Rush Basket
    • Pharaoh’s Daughter Discovers Moses in the Rush Basket

  • Object type

  • Object number

    SK-A-4673

  • Description

    Farao's dochter vindt Mozes in het biezen mandje. Landschap met een groep naakte en halfnaakte vrouwen badend aan de oever van de Nijl. Bij de waterkant staat een beeld van een hond (een sfinx?), rechts op de achtergrond enkele ruïnes.

  • Inscriptions / marks

    monogram, bottom centre on the parapet: ‘MB ƒ’

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Creation

  • Creation

    painter: Moyses van Wtenbrouck (signed by artist)

  • Dating

    c. 1625 - c. 1627

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    oil on panel

  • Dimensions

    support: height 73.5 cm x width 99.5 cm

This work is about

  • Subject

Acquisition and rights

  • Credit line

    Purchased with the support of the Stichting tot Bevordering van de Belangen van het Rijksmuseum

  • Acquisition

    purchase 1975

  • Copyright

    Public domain

  • Provenance

    …; from the dealer P. de Boer, Amsterdam, fl. 90,000, to the museum, with support from the Fotocommissie, 1975; on loan to the Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Antwerp, 2004-08

  • Remarks

    Please note that this provenance was formulated with a special focus on provenance research for the years 1933-45 and could therefore be incomplete. There may be more (mostly earlier) provenance information known in the museum. In case this item has an uncertain or incomplete provenance for the years 1933-45, the Rijksmuseum welcomes information and assistance in the investigation and clarification of the provenance of all works during that era.

Documentation

  • Foto balpen kras op bil, reproductie referentie TF 95-7

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