Crossing Red Sea. The Crossing of the Red Sea, also known as The Crossing of the Red Sea and Moses Appointing Joshua, is a fresco painting by the Italian artist Agnolo di Cosimo, known as Bronzino, finished in 1542.
It is housed in the Palazzo Vecchio, Florence. In 1540, Cosimo I de' Medici and/or his wife, Eleanor of Toledo, commissioned this and other frescoes for Eleanor's private chapel.
Three of the four walls of the small chapel found on the second floor of the palace are covered with works telling the story of Moses. The large fresco is an example of Maniera art and is found on the south wall of the chapel.
It is framed by fictive architectural elements including columns and an arch that provide the illusion the scene is contained in a lunette. The spandrels in the upper corners boast medallions and draperies to complete the illusion.
The damage to the lower left corner is due to moisture. The fresco depicts three different scenes from the Old Testament. The three figures in the center foreground and three figures in the left foreground represent the Hebrew nation preparing to leave Egypt. In the background, the Hebrews are shown safely completing their crossing of the Red Sea as Moses gestures for the waters to return and drown the pursuing Egyptians. In the right foreground, Moses, near the end of his life, is depicted laying his hand on Joshua and commissioning him to lead the Israelit
It is housed in the Palazzo Vecchio, Florence. In 1540, Cosimo I de' Medici and/or his wife, Eleanor of Toledo, commissioned this and other frescoes for Eleanor's private chapel.
Three of the four walls of the small chapel found on the second floor of the palace are covered with works telling the story of Moses. The large fresco is an example of Maniera art and is found on the south wall of the chapel.
It is framed by fictive architectural elements including columns and an arch that provide the illusion the scene is contained in a lunette. The spandrels in the upper corners boast medallions and draperies to complete the illusion.
The damage to the lower left corner is due to moisture. The fresco depicts three different scenes from the Old Testament. The three figures in the center foreground and three figures in the left foreground represent the Hebrew nation preparing to leave Egypt. In the background, the Hebrews are shown safely completing their crossing of the Red Sea as Moses gestures for the waters to return and drown the pursuing Egyptians. In the right foreground, Moses, near the end of his life, is depicted laying his hand on Joshua and commissioning him to lead the Israelit
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