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Peter Coeck van Aelst
Moses and Aaron
1540-1550
oil on board
81.8 x 60.7 cm
Inv. no. P00195
BBVA Collection Spain
This painting recounts the story of Moses as told in Exodus (34:29-35) with the handing over of the Ten Commandments, the metal snake and the adoration of the golden calf. The foreground shows Moses holding the tablets next to his brother Aaron, dressed as a priest of the ancient law. The representation of Moses with horns instead of a shining halo, which began in England in the 11
th
century and continued throughout Europe until the 17
th
century, is owing to an error in St Jerome’s translation of the Bible.
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