Landscape with Moses and the Burning Bush

Domenichino (Domenico Zampieri)

1610–16 · Oil on copper · European Paintings

A pupil of Annibale Carracci, Domenichino was a key proponent of an idealizing, classical style. His landscapes transpose observation of nature to a timeless, idyllic realm. This oil on copper depicts a scene from the biblical book of Exodus in which a burning bush was one of three miracles that God showed Moses to confirm his mission to lead the Israelites out of Egypt.

Artist

Domenichino (Domenico Zampieri)

Date

1610–16

Medium

Oil on copper

Department

European Paintings

Credit line

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wrightsman, 1976