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The Brazen Serpent, from the Sistine Ceiling (fresco) (b/w photo)

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FAF284632
Image title
The Brazen Serpent, from the Sistine Ceiling (fresco) (b/w photo)
Artist
Buonarroti, Michelangelo (1475-1564) / Italian
Location
Vatican Museums and Galleries (Musei e Gallerie Pontificie), Vatican City
Medium
fresco
Image description

The Nehushtan (or Nehustan) is a sacred object in the form of a bronze snake on a pole; image of the plague of serpents sent upon the Israelites and their deliverance by the creation of the bronze serpent;

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Alinari / Bridgeman Images
Image keywords
boy / child / youth / snake / reptile / animal / grotesque / screaming man / high renaissance / female / scream / face / study / young boy / feather / profile / shouting / hat / head / sixtine / sketch / sistine chapel fresco / contorted / frightened / grotesque / exaggerated features / scared / male / black and white photograph / chapelle / Painting / Mzpainting
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Largest available format 2513 × 1854 px 2 MB
Dimension [pixels] Dimension in 300dpi [mm] File size [MB]
Large 2513 × 1854 px 213 × 157 mm 1.9 MB
Medium 1024 × 756 px 87 × 64 mm 610 KB

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