# Moses with the Tables of the Law \(detail\)

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## Artwork

- Artist: [RENI, Guido](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/reni-guido-r79595e922f5954>)
- Date: 1601-1650
- Technique: Oil on canvas

## Commentary

Moses with the Tables of the Law \(detail\) c. 1624 Oil on canvas Galleria Borghese, Rome Angered by the worship of the golden calf, we see Moses shouting and making a gesture that is at once imperious and violent, at the moment prior to the breaking of the Tables of the Law.

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## Attribution

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