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Painting of a bearded man raising his arms before a golden calf under a red sky, with nude dancing figures at left and stone tablets at lower right.

Moses Indignant at the Golden Calf

A bearded man in a flowing robe raises his arms in anger before a golden calf set against a dark red sky. At left, nude figures dance around the scene, and two stone tablets rest at the lower right in this painting with loose, smoky brushwork.

Artist
William Blake
Date
1799
Medium
Source
Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size
843 × 1200 px
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Public domain · William Blake died 1827 and the work dates by 1799; public domain in the US and life+70 countries.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier B · as stated by the source: Public domain

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): William Blake, via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

Español: Moisés indignado ante el becerro de oro

Un hombre barbudo con una túnica holgada levanta los brazos con furia frente a un becerro de oro, sobre un cielo rojo oscuro. A la izquierda, figuras desnudas bailan alrededor de la escena, y dos tablas de piedra descansan en la parte inferior derecha de esta pintura de pinceladas sueltas y ahumadas.

Português: Moisés indignado diante do bezerro de ouro

Um homem barbudo, com uma túnica fluida, ergue os braços com raiva diante de um bezerro de ouro, contra um céu vermelho escuro. À esquerda, figuras nuas dançam ao redor da cena, e duas tábuas de pedra repousam no canto inferior direito desta pintura de pinceladas soltas e enevoadas.

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