The Test of Fire of Moses

The Test of Fire of Moses

Giorgione

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Details

Artist
Giorgione
Date
1505
Holding institution
Uffizi Gallery
Image provider
wikimedia-commons
License
Public domain
Credit
Uffizi Gallery

Art Genome Taxonomy

8 tags

Subject Matter

  • Bible Story Metadata · 99%

    The catalog title identifies Moses and a test of fire, indicating a scene from a biblical story.

  • Narrative Both · 96%

    The title identifies a specific episode, while the image presents a staged gathering of figures engaged in a visually organized scene.

  • Human Figure Visual · 99%

    Many human figures in varied garments occupy the lower foreground, including seated, standing, robed, and armored figures.

  • Figures in Nature Visual · 96%

    The foreground figures are situated within an expansive outdoor setting of trees, paths or terrain, buildings, and distant hills.

  • Landscapes Visual · 98%

    Trees, open terrain, a settlement, distant hills, and blue-gray atmospheric recession occupy much of the composition behind the figures.

Visual Qualities

  • Earth Tones Visual · 91%

    The image is dominated by warm browns, muted greens, ochers, and subdued blue-gray atmospheric colors.

Medium and Techniques

  • Oil Painting Metadata · 99%

    The catalog specifies oil paint as the medium.

Time Periods

  • 16th Century Art Metadata · 99%

    The work is dated 1505, placing it in the sixteenth century.

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Giorgione. Google Arts & Culture — CwG19wfLreZrlw

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