Graphite on paper
Tate Collection
Works with images
General Collection
Cartoons for a Window at the Church of All Hallows, Allerton, Liverpool
Collection
<a href="https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artists/sir-edward-coley-burne-jones-bt-68" aria-label="More by Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones, Bt" data-gtm-name="header_link_artist" data-gtm-destination="page--artist">Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones, Bt</a>
Finding Moses
Bequeathed by J.R. Holliday 1927
actions: expressive
actions: postures and motions
actions: processes and functions
adults
architecture
baby
bank
basket
Bible: Old Testament
carrying / holding
children
compassion
crown
emotions and human qualities
emotions, concepts and ideas
Exodus, chapter 2
fortification
hiding
looking / watching
military
Miriam
Moses
objects
people
plants and flowers
princess
reed
religion and belief
religious and ceremonial
river
royalty and social rank
sitting
standing
vessels and containers
water: inland
woman
work and occupations
<p>Burne-Jones designed this scene and no.67 for a window in All Hallows Church, Allerton, a commission for which he received ¿12 for each cartoon. With two other Biblical subjects, they act as predellas (small panels below the main picture) to the larger representation of four female figures: Miriam, Ruth, Esther and the Virgin Mary. Each scene is related to the figure above it. In 'The Finding of Moses', Miriam is depicted observing the discovery of her brother in the bulrushes by the Egyptian princess.</p><p><em>Gallery label, August 2004</em></p>
paper unique graphite
The Finding of Moses
support: 647 × 518 mm
Bequeathed by J.R. Holliday 1927
<p>Burne-Jones designed this scene and no.67 for a window in All Hallows Church, Allerton, a commission for which he received ¿12 for each cartoon. With two other Biblical subjects, they act as predellas (small p<a class="glossarylinktopopup" data-gtm-destination="article-page" data-gtm-name="body_text_link" href="http://www.tate.org.uk/learn/online-resources/glossary/p/panel" title="Glossary definition for 'Panel'"><span>anels </span></a>below the main picture) to the larger r<a class="glossarylinktopopup" data-gtm-destination="article-page" data-gtm-name="body_text_link" href="http://www.tate.org.uk/learn/online-resources/glossary/r/representational" title="Glossary definition for 'Representational'"><span>epresentation </span></a>of four female figures: Miriam, Ruth, Esther and the Virgin Mary. Each scene is related to the figure above it. In 'The Finding of Moses', Miriam is depicted observing the discovery of her brother in the bulrushes by the Egyptian princess.</p>
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actions: expressive actions: postures and motions actions: processes and functions adults architecture baby bank basket Bible: Old Testament carrying / holding children compassion crown emotions and human qualities emotions, concepts and ideas Exodus, chapter 2 fortification hiding looking / watching military Miriam Moses objects people plants and flowers princess reed religion and belief religious and ceremonial river royalty and social rank sitting standing vessels and containers water: inland woman work and occupations