Law Of Moses Collection

Museum of the Milan Cathedral. Moses receives the ten commandments. Mantua Nicola Karcher manufactory. 1554 - 1555
7136790 Museum of the Milan Cathedral. Moses receives the ten commandments. Mantua Nicola Karcher manufactory. 1554 - 1555. Italy.; Museo del Duomo, Milan, Italy; © Pascal Deloche/Godong

The ten commandments: Moses gives the tables of the law to the people of Israel. Colour engraving of the 19th century
NWI4916469 The ten commandments: Moses gives the tables of the law to the people of Israel. Colour engraving of the 19th century; (add.info.: The ten commandments)

The Ark of the Covenant, 1850
3330006 The Ark of the Covenant, 1850; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the Ark of the Covenant, a gold-covered wooden chest described in the Book of Exodus as containing the two stone tablets of)

Text of the miners pioneer ten commandments of 1849, 1849
1575230 Text of the miners pioneer ten commandments of 1849, 1849; (add.info.: Text of the miners pioneer ten commandments of 1849)

The sarcophagus of Agape and Crescentianus
7287242 The sarcophagus of Agape and Crescentianus; Vatican Museums and Galleries, Vatican City; (add.info.: The sarcophagus of Agapeand Crescentianus)

Promulgation of The Ten Commandments (colour litho)
5198586 Promulgation of The Ten Commandments (colour litho) by Pinchon, Joseph Porphyre (1871-1953); Private Collection; (add.info.: Promulgation of The Ten Commandments)

The miners pioneer ten commandments of 1849, 1849
1575247 The miners pioneer ten commandments of 1849, 1849; (add.info.: The miners pioneer ten commandments of 1849. 14 scenes of lives of pioneer gold miners, including camp life)

The miners pioneer ten commandments of 1849, 1849
1575236 The miners pioneer ten commandments of 1849, 1849; (add.info.: The miners pioneer ten commandments of 1849. Scenes of gold miners crossing the great plains in 1849)

The Holy Ark being carried in Jerusalem
5307591 The Holy Ark being carried in Jerusalem.; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the Holy Ark being carried in Jerusalem. Absalom's tomb in the background)

Moses and the Tables of the Law (colour litho)
8636480 Moses and the Tables of the Law (colour litho) by Stacey, W.S. (1846-1929); Private Collection; (add.info.: Moses and the Tables of the Law)

Moses with the tablets inscribed with the Ten Commandments. Bible Exodus 34. Copperplate engraving c1808
535406 Moses with the tablets inscribed with the Ten Commandments. Bible Exodus 34. Copperplate engraving c1808.; (add.info.: Moses with the tablets inscribed with the Ten Commandments)

First World War: Verdun, Meuse (55), Lorraine, France, Photograph of a pigeon
LUX4742690 First World War: Verdun, Meuse (55), Lorraine, France, Photograph of a pigeon and his columbogram by Commander Reynal defenseur of Fort de Vaux, entitled C'est mon dernier pigeon

The Lord's Prayer and the Ten Commandments, 1882
1576288 The Lord's Prayer and the Ten Commandments, 1882; (add.info.: The Lord's Prayer and the Ten Commandments Print shows the Lord's Prayer)

Moses and the Ten Commandments - Bible
3784248 Moses and the Ten Commandments - Bible; (add.info.: Moses holding the tablets inscribed with the Ten Commandments. Payne's Illustrated Family Bible)

Moses receiving the Ten Commandments from God on Mount Sinai (colour litho)
5226701 Moses receiving the Ten Commandments from God on Mount Sinai (colour litho) by Fugel, Gebhard (1863-1939); Private Collection; (add.info)

Moses breaks the tablets of law, Illustration from the Dore Bible, 1866
3665608 Moses breaks the tablets of law, Illustration from the Dore Bible, 1866 by Dore, Gustave (1832-83); (add.info.: Moses breaks the tablets of law containing the ten commandments after his)

Moses descending from Mount Sinai with the tablets of the law (Ten Commandments). Exodus 5. 35
535367 Moses descending from Mount Sinai with the tablets of the law (Ten Commandments). Exodus 5.35. Illustration by Gustave Dore (1832-1883) for The Bible (London 1866). Wood engraving

Ezra shows the ten commandments on tablets, Illustration from the Dore Bible, 1866
3665605 Ezra shows the ten commandments on tablets, Illustration from the Dore Bible, 1866 by Dore, Gustave (1832-83); (add.info.: Ezra shows the ten commandments on tablets)

The Tables of the Act
2096712 The Tables of the Act by Schnorr von Carolsfeld, Julius (1794-1872); (add.info.: Religion. Old Testament. Moses comes back from Mout Sinai with the Tablets of Stone, for the second time)

M - Moise holding the tablets of the ten commandments - Alphabet by T. de Bry (new artistic alphabet), 1880 (engraving)
DUV4221423 M - Moise holding the tablets of the ten commandments - Alphabet by T. de Bry (new artistic alphabet), 1880 (engraving) by Bry

Allegorical figure of the Synagogue, from the Legend of St. Ursula, 1482 (oil on panel)
489938 Allegorical figure of the Synagogue, from the Legend of St. Ursula, 1482 (oil on panel) by Master of the Legend of St

Bronze Door with Old Testament Scenes, East Door, Detail View, Porta del Paradiso, Paradise Door
7277552 Bronze Door with Old Testament Scenes, East Door, Detail View, Porta del Paradiso, Paradise Door by Ghiberti, Lorenzo (1378-1455); Baptistery, Florence

Moses breaking the Tablets of the Law (painting)
885064 Moses breaking the Tablets of the Law (painting) by Carracci, Ludovico (1555-1619); Pinacoteca Nazionale, Bologna, Italy; (add.info.: by Ludovico Carracci (1555-1619))

Episode of the war of 1914: General Noel Edouard de Curieres de Castelnau (1851-1944)
XEE4117838 Episode of the war of 1914: General Noel Edouard de Curieres de Castelnau (1851-1944), commander of the French army in Lorraine, swears to the body of his dead son to avenge him

The Horeb in the Arabian Desert, 1837 (engraving)
7268742 The Horeb in the Arabian Desert, 1837 (engraving) by Daut, Ludwig (1787-1859); 16.0x22.3 cm; JMK Archiv, Bremen, Germany; (add.info.: Image caption The Horeb in the Arabian Desert)

World War I: "Portrait of Emanuele Filiberto di Savoia-Aosta (Emmanuel-Philibert de Savoie or Emmanuel Philibert)
ELD4866765 World War I: " Portrait of Emanuele Filiberto di Savoia-Aosta (Emmanuel-Philibert de Savoie or Emmanuel Philibert) (1869-1931)

Detail of The Harvest, (Moses receives the Ten Commandments), 1576 (oil on canvas)
XAM65690 Detail of The Harvest, (Moses receives the Ten Commandments), 1576 (oil on canvas) by Bassano, Francesco (Francesco da Ponte) (1549-92); Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna

Reading the Law of Moses, veiled (engraving)
7192907 Reading the Law of Moses, veiled (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Reading the Law of Moses, veiled)

Moses delivering the Ten Commandments to his people (colour litho)
5226845 Moses delivering the Ten Commandments to his people (colour litho) by Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio of Urbino) (1483-1520) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

The giving of the law on Mount Sinai. - Bible
3779920 The giving of the law on Mount Sinai. - Bible by Hole, William Brassey (1846-1917); (add.info.: The giving of the law on Mount Sinai. Exodus 19 : 16-17)

Punch cartoon: Comprehensive - religious education lesson (engraving)
6034823 Punch cartoon: Comprehensive - religious education lesson (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Punch cartoon)

Divine Love and Justice (engraving)
2800254 Divine Love and Justice (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Divine Love and Justice)

Sins against the First Commandment (colour litho)
3108130 Sins against the First Commandment (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sins against the First Commandment. Peches contre le 1er Commandement)

The Ten Commandments
LLM338223 The Ten Commandments by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Ten Commandments. The Childs Coloured Scripture Book published by George Routledge & Sons)

Moses and the ten commandments
LLM339803 Moses and the ten commandments by Kuhn, (20th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Moses and the ten commandments. Bible (James Hagger, c 1860)

The First Modern Commandment (colour litho)
5996889 The First Modern Commandment (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The First Modern Commandment)

Moses
LLM338977 Moses by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Moses. Bible, Henry and Scott (c 1880).); © Look and Learn

Moses breaks the tablets of the law, engraving. - Bible
3779883 Moses breaks the tablets of the law, engraving. - Bible by Dore, Gustave (1832-83); (add.info.: Moses breaks the tablets of the law after coming down from Mount Sinai)

Moses breaks the commandment tablets, Exodus
3764081 Moses breaks the commandment tablets, Exodus by Schnorr von Carolsfeld, Julius (1794-1872); (add.info.: Moses breaks the commandment tablets)

Desecration of the Sabbath (colour litho)
3108134 Desecration of the Sabbath (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Desecration of the Sabbath. Le Dimanche profane)

The Second Commandment (colour litho)
3108127 The Second Commandment (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Second Commandment. 2eme Commandement)

Holy Sunday (colour litho)
3108125 Holy Sunday (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Holy Sunday. Illustration for Grand Album d Images en Couleurs for l Explication du Catechisme by)

Moses coming down Mount Sinai (chromolitho)
976514 Moses coming down Mount Sinai (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Moses coming down Mount Sinai. Exodus 34:30)

Ten Commandments
LLM338247 Ten Commandments by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ten Commandments. The Childs Coloured Scripture Book published by George Routledge & Sons, c 1890)

Moses holding one of the tablets containing the Ten Commandments (chromolitho)
726926 Moses holding one of the tablets containing the Ten Commandments (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Ten Commandments (colour litho)
2800908 Ten Commandments (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ten Commandments)

Moses and the tables of the law
LLM338907 Moses and the tables of the law by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Moses and the tables of the law)

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"The Law of Moses: A Testament of Divine Guidance and Human Frailty" In the biblical narrative, Moses is depicted as a pivotal figure who received the divine law on Mount Sinai. One iconic moment captures his frustration and disappointment when he breaks the tablets inscribed with the commandments, symbolizing both human fallibility and divine mercy. Gustave Dore's intricate illustrations from the Dore Bible (1866) vividly bring these ancient events to life. In one captivating image, Moses descends from Mount Sinai, clutching the newly carved tablets of the law. The weighty responsibility he carries is palpable as he brings forth God's commandments for His people. Ezra, another faithful servant in biblical history, also reveals the Ten Commandments on tablets in an illustration from the same Bible edition. This depiction emphasizes their enduring significance throughout generations. The symbolic power of these tablets is further highlighted by T. De Bry's engraving in an artistic alphabet book (1880). Moise holds them firmly while standing tall—a testament to their timeless importance. Beyond religious contexts, depictions of tablets can be found across various historical periods and cultures. For instance, an allegorical figure representing Synagogue appears in a 1482 painting depicting St. Ursula's legend—an intriguing connection between faith traditions. Even bronze doors bear scenes from Old Testament stories like Moses breaking the Tablets of Law—such as those found on Porta del Paradiso (Paradise Door). These intricately crafted works serve as reminders that moral guidance transcends time and place. The impact of such laws extends beyond religious realms too; they shape societies' values and actions. An engraving capturing General Noel Edouard de Curieres de Castelnau swearing vengeance upon his fallen son during World War I illustrates this deep-rooted belief in justice even amidst personal tragedy. One specific commandment—the Fifth Commandment—holds particular significance: "Honor your father and mother.