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