The Brazen Serpent (1618-1620) by Anthony van Dyck

The Brazen Serpent is a 1618-1620 oil on canvas painting by Anthony van Dyck, now in the Museo del Prado in Madrid. It shows the Biblical story told in Numbers whereby Moses raised a bronze image of a serpent to the Israelites. It was first recorded in 1764, when it was chosen from Juan Kelly's collection in Madrid for Charles III of Spain by Anton Raphael Mengs.[1]

Scientific examination of the work has shown that he combined wet and dry medium for the work[2]

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References

  1. ↑ "Catalogue entry".
  2. ↑ (in Spanish) Alba, L., Jover, M., Gayo, M. D.: "Introducción a los estudios técnicos: la práctica artística del joven Van Dyck", El joven Van Dyck, Museo Nacional del Prado, 2012
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