The death of the prophet moses, narrated in deuteronomy and in the exodus, does not refer to the iconography that the painting represents. The scene is likely inspired by a medieval pious legend that tells how angels carried moses' body to the plains of moab, on the edge of the promised land. Object Type: painting. Date: circa 1840. Dimensions: height: 131 cm (51.5 in); width: 187.3 cm (73.7 in). Medium: oil on canvas. Collection: Museo del Prado. Espalter-Moses
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