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It depicts the adoration of the golden calf by the Israelites, from chapter 32 of the Book of Exodus. It was made as part of a pair of paintings (the other being The Crossing of the Red Sea) commissioned by Amadeo dal Pozzo, Marchese di Voghera of Turin, a cousin to Cassiano dal Pozzo, Poussin's main sponsor in Rome. By 1685 the pair had passed ...
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Molinari's Adoration of the golden calf (1700–1702) is in the Hermitage Museum. Antonio Molinari, also known as il Caraccino, (21 January 1655 – 3 February 1704) was an Italian painter of the Baroque era in Venice.
Paintings for the chiesa dei crociferi. Presentation of Christ at the Temple, 1554-1556, 239 × 298 cm, Gallerie dell'Accademia, Venice; Assumption of the Virgin, 1555, 440 × 260 cm, Chiesa di Santa Maria Assunta detta I Gesuiti, Venice; Scenes from the Bible, circa 1555, Museo del Prado, Madrid Susanna and the Elders, 58 × 116 cm
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Provenance: private collection, Chevy Chase, MD. On his second trip to the Middle East, Tanner visited the mountain range of the Sinai Peninsula, the site of this Biblical episode. The Adoration of the Golden Calf was a popular subject among French historical artists of the 17th and 18th centuries including Nicolas Poussin and Claude Lorrain."
The Adoration of the Golden Calf – picture from the Hortus deliciarum of Herrad of Landsberg (12th century) According to the Torah and the Quran, the golden calf (Hebrew: עֵגֶל הַזָּהָב, romanized: ʿēḡel hazzāhāḇ) was a cult image made by the Israelites when Moses went up to Mount Sinai.
The painting was a triumphant success, despite some detractors. Tintoretto's friend Pietro Aretino praised the work, calling particular attention to the figure of the slave, but warned Tintoretto against hasty execution. [15] As a result of the painting's success, Tintoretto received numerous commissions.