Moses Defending the Daughters of Jethro
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"Moses Defending the Daughters of Jethro" is a Mannerist painting by Rosso Fiorentino depicting the biblical episode in which Moses protects Jethro’s daughters from hostile shepherds.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mannerist painting
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painting ⓘ |
| artStyle |
artificial poses
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complex composition ⓘ dramatic gestures ⓘ elongated figures typical of Mannerism ⓘ expressive color ⓘ |
| basedOn | Biblical episode of Moses defending the daughters of Jethro ⓘ |
| biblicalChapter | Exodus 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterDepicted |
Jethro’s daughters
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Midianite shepherds ⓘ |
| creator | Rosso Fiorentino NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depictionContext | scene at a well in Midian ⓘ |
| depicts |
Jethro’s daughters
NERFINISHED
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Moses NERFINISHED ⓘ hostile shepherds ⓘ |
| genre | religious art ⓘ |
| iconography |
Moses as a young man
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shepherds with staffs ⓘ women at a well ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Moses NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | Mannerism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeMoment | Moses intervening against shepherds ⓘ |
| narrativeSource |
Book of Exodus
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Hebrew Bible NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Christian art
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Jewish biblical narrative ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | Moses defending women from aggressors ⓘ |
| theme |
Old Testament narrative
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heroic intervention ⓘ protection of the weak ⓘ |
| visualFocus |
central figure of Moses
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confrontation with shepherds ⓘ group of threatened women ⓘ |
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