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Venice Haggadah: Pharaoh’s army drown in the Red Sea

Artist name: Unknown artist

The people of Israel, led by Moses, stand on the shore of the Red Sea and watch the Egyptian hosts as they drown. Two Israelites pull Egyptian soldiers from the Sea, while Miriam dances and plays a tambourine together with female companions.

Source: Exodus 14 - 15; Pesach Haggada

Technique: Woodcut

Location: Yale University Library, New Haven

Date: 1609