© National Gallery, London
The Adoration of the Golden Calf
Nicolas Poussin
- Art Funded
- 1945
- Dimensions
- 153 x 213 cm
- Vendor
- Lord Radnor
In the centre is a golden calf with figures dancing around it.
Aaron invites the people to worship while Moses descends the mountain and lifts a tablet above his head.
Provenance
Amadeo del Pozzo, Marchese di Voghera of Turin; by 1685 Chevalier de Lorraine; 1710 Benigne de Ragois de Bretonvillers; 1741 bt from Samuel by Sir Jacob Bouverie; his successor became the Earl of Radnor.