The Death of the Pharaoh’s Firstborn Son

• The Death of the Pharaoh’s Firstborn Son
• The Death of the Pharaoh's Firstborn Son

SK-A-2664

signature: ‘L. Alma Tadema’

In this scene from the biblical book of Exodus, Moses and Aaron (upper right) visit the pharaoh, who is mourning his son. The Egyptian ruler’s son had died from one of the plagues sent by God to secure the Israelites’ release from Egypt. The gloom of the painting reflects the father’s intense grief. One has to look long and hard to discern all the figures and details.

Lawrence Alma-Tadema: At Home in Antiquity: a review of the exhibition, with a general note on his frames, by The Frame Blog. https://theframeblog.com/2017/02/16/lawrence-alma-tadema-at-home-in-antiquity-a-review-of-the-exhibition-with-a-general-note-on-his-frames/

painter: Lourens Alma Tadema

1872

olieverf op doek

height 77 cm x width 124.5 cm

Gift of the heirs of L. Alma Tadema

gift 1913-03

Public domain

Lawrence Alma-Tadema: At Home in Antiquity: a review of the exhibition, with a general note on his frames, by The Frame Blog. https://theframeblog.com/2017/02/16/lawrence-alma-tadema-at-home-in-antiquity-a-review-of-the-exhibition-with-a-general-note-on-his-frames/

To refer to this object, please use the following persistent URL:

https://id.rijksmuseum.nl/2004259