Nicolas Poussin, peintre classique du 17e siècle

The Israelites gathering the Manna in the desert – painted for Chantelou (1637-1639)

The Louvre Museum, Richelieu wing, 2nd floor, room 14

Oil on canvas, 149 x 200 cm, completed in 1639 for Chantelou.

Subject drawn from the story of Moses.

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