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The finding of Moses, by Cornelis van Poelenburgh

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An image of Landscape, with the finding of Moses. Poelenburgh, Cornelis van (Dutch, 1586(?)-1667). Oil on panel, height 19.0 cm, width 25.4 cm.

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Landscape, with the finding of Moses. Poelenburgh, Cornelis van (Dutch, 1586(?)-1667). Oil on panel, height 19.0 cm, width 25.4 cm.

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  • Accession Number: 389
  • Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
  • Aperture: f/13.0
  • Focal length: 80
  • Camera: Hasselblad H3DII-31
  • Photographer name: Andrew Norman
  • Image height: 756 pixels
  • Image width: 1024 pixels
  • Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
  • Filesize: 106.74kB
  • Exposure time: 1/60
  • ISO Speed: 200
  • Fnumber: 13/1
  • Captured: 2011:06:17 22:55:01

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17th Century biblical Classicism Cornelis van Poelenburgh Cornelius van Poelenburgh discovery Dutch exterior female nude finding of Moses Fitz_PDP foundling Moses nude oil on panel Old Testament painting

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