About the creation

Brazen Serpent

Artist name: Van Dyck Anthony

Moses, horned and with his back to the viewer, holds a long rod, around which a healing brazen serpent is entwined. The Israelites reach out to the snake in order to be healed and protected from the deadly snakes, sent upon them by God as a punishment for their lack of faith.

Source: Numbers 21

Technique: Oil on canvas

Location: Museo del Prado, Madrid

Date: 1620

Dimensions: 205 x 235