About the creation

Verdun Altarpiece: Crossing the Red Sea

Artist name: Nicholas of Verdun

Moses, haloed and holding a staff, leads the people of Israel (men, women, children and animals) on the path paved for them in the Red Sea. The waves of the sea parallel the light rays above that represent the pillar of fire.

Source: Exodus 14

Technique: Painted enamel on metal

Location: Stiftsmuseum, Klosterneuburg

Date: 1181