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Source Description
This page from Walters manuscript W.106 depicts a scene from Exodus, in which God rained plagues upon Egypt. In the fifth plague, one of the most severe, all of the Egyptians' cattle died. Here Moses, horned (a sign of his encounter with divinity), repeats his plea to Pharaoh to let the Israelites go, but still he refuses.
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Document identity
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24451
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The Fifth Plague of Egypt: Cattle (Exodus 9:1-6)
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Source metadata
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24451
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title
The Fifth Plague of Egypt: Cattle (Exodus 9:1-6)
description
This page from Walters manuscript W.106 depicts a scene from Exodus, in which God rained plagues upon Egypt. In the fifth plague, one of the most severe, all of the Egyptians' cattle died. Here Moses, horned (a sign of his encounter with divinity), repeats his plea to Pharaoh to let the Israelites go, but still he refuses.
provenance
Léon Gruel, Paris [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, June 6, 1903, by purchase [see The Diaries of George Lucas]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
ca. 1250 (Medieval)
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CC0
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en
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illuminated manuscripts
folios (leaves)
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1
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1
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import
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cm
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13.2
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9.5
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H: 5 3/16 x W: 3 3/4 in. (13.2 x 9.5 cm)
Source extras
style
Gothic
inscriptions
[Translation] The fifth was the death of the animals; [Transliteration] la quinte fu murine de bestes.
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ink and pigment on parchment
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3408
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none
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