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This picture illustrates an episode in the life of Moses (Exodus 2: 16–19). Having fled Egypt, Moses was resting by a well in the land of Midian when seven women, the daughters of a priest named Jethro, approached to draw water for their sheep. A number of shepherds tried to drive them away, but Moses came to their defence. Moses occupies the centre of this composition, his outstretched arms creating distance between one of the angry shepherds and one of the women, who gazes skyward in anguish. In the lower right, one of the sisters is visible arguing with another shepherd, while two more stand by the well, their sheep close by. This jewel-like picture is painted in oil on copper, Saraceni’s preferred support during his early years in Rome, where he had settled in In 1598.
Title
Moses defending the Daughters of Jethro
Date
1609-10
Medium
Oil on copper
Measurements
H 28.5 x W 35.3 cm
Accession number
NG6446
Acquisition method
Bequeathed by Benedict Nicolson, 1978
Work type
Painting
