The Old Testament prophet Moses, looking to the right, displays a scroll inscribed with an extract from the story of the burning bush (Exodus 3:2).
This panel is a pinnacle (third from the right) from the high altarpiece of S. Croce, Florence. It was situated above 'Saint James the Major and Saint Philip' (Berlin, Gemäldegalerie).
Key facts
Artist
Artist dates
documented 1317-27; died possibly 1329
Full title
Moses
Date made
possibly 1325-8
Medium and support
Egg tempera on wood
Dimensions
55 x 31.4 cm
Acquisition credit
Bought, 1983
Inventory number
NG6484
Location in Gallery
Other paintings in the group: The Santa Croce Altarpiece
Painting
Ugolino di Nerio
possibly 1325-8
