PAST EXHIBITION

Plate

Earthenware plate with a scene of God leading the Israelite's past soldiers in the parted Red Sea

Plate
Lyon, ca. 1582−85
Painting attributed to Gironimo Tomasi
Faience (tin-glazed earthenware)
Diam. 17 3/4 in. (45 cm)
Inscription: on the reverse, In columna nubis / israelitas Deus / proecedit / EXOD / XIII [In a pillar of cloud, God leads the Israelites / EXODUS/ XIII]
Cat. 2
© The Frick Collection

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