The Adoration of the Golden Calf

Nicolas Poussin (1594 - 1665)

National Gallery

by 1634

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.

• Medium: oil on canvas
• Dimensions: 153 x 213 cm
• Art Fund Grant: £5000 ( Total: £10,000)
• ArtFunded in: 1945
• Vendor: Lord Radnor

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.

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