© National Gallery, London
The Adoration of the Golden Calf
Artist: Nicolas Poussin (1594 - 1665)
Location: National Gallery
Date: by 1634
Materials: oil on canvas
Dimensions: 153 x 213 cm
Grant:
Amount Paid: £5,000 (Total: £10,000)
Vendor: Lord Radnor
Review number: 1380 (1945)
Provenance:
Amadeo del Pozzo, Marchese di Voghera of Turin; by 1685 Chevalier de Lorraine; 1710 Benigne de Ragois de Bretonvillers; 1741 bt from Samuel by Sir Jacob Bouverie; his successor became the Earl of Radnor.
Description:
In the centre is a golden calf with figures dancing around it. Aaron invites the people to worship while Moses descends the mountain and lifts a tablet above his head.
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