About the creation
Leipzig Mahzor (Ms. Vollers 1102/I, fol. 73r.): The Splitting of the Red Sea
Artist name: Unknown artist
Moses strikes the sea with his large staff and the sea splits into two halves. Behind Moses stand five men, four of whom appear to be reluctant about entering the water. All the figures have bird-like faces and wear the classic “Jew’s hat”.
Source: Exodus 14; Babylonian Talmud Sota 36a
Technique: Color illustration
Location: Universitatsbibliothek, Leipzig
Date: 1320
