Engraving of two robed bearded men beside a stone pedestal, with a cartouche and stone tablets behind draped curtains.

Allegory of the Old and New Testament with Moses and Aaron

An engraved allegory showing two bearded, robed figures flanking a stone pedestal beneath draped curtains. The left figure holds a long rod and gestures toward a central cartouche, while the right wears an ornate turban-like headdress and sword, and the Ten Commandments tablets rise behind the curtains.

Artist: Abraham de Blois (mentioned on object)
Date: 1651-1679
Medium
Source: Rijksmuseum
Size: 2708 × 4000 px

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Public domain · Rijksmuseum marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1679.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Rijksmuseum, image license https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

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