Mozes helpt de dochters van Jetro
Chrispijn van den Broeck
1534 - 1591
Medium
pen
Dimensions
251; 366
About this artwork
height 251 mm x width 366 mm
Art Historical Context
**Mozes helpt de doch van Jetro** is a captivating pen drawing by Chrispijn van den Broeck a Flemish artist active during late 16th centuryc. 1523–1591). The, translating to "Moses Helps the Daughters Jethro," illustrates a key biblical scene from Exodus 2, where Moses aids the daughters of the Midianite priest Jethro at a well, defending them from shepherds. This moment of heroism and compassion was a popular subject in Renaissance and Mannerist art, reflecting of divine providence and moral virtue that resonated deeply in Christian Europe. Created in pen on a modest scale—251 mm high by 366...