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