Moses Held up his Hand

Print

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Purdue University Galleries

Name/Title

Moses Held up his Hand

Entry/Object ID

2026.09.418

Description

Scene from Exodus 17:11. "As long as Moses held up his hands, the Israelites were winning, but whenever he lowered his hands, the Amalekites were winning." Moses raising his hands, two men kneeling under his arms also reaching up. On Arches paper

Type of Print

Etching, Aquatint

Artwork Details

Medium

ink, Paper

Acquisition

Accession

2026.09

Source or Donor

Purdue University Libraries, Archives and Special Collections

Acquisition Method

Transfer

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Ben-Zion

Role

Artist

Manufacturer

Roger Lacourière

Date made

1954

Time Period

20th Century

Place

* Untyped Place

Paris, France

Edition

Edition Size

140

Edition Number

4

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Signature

Location

Bottom right

Transcription

Ben-Zion

Type

Stamp

Location

Back middle

Transcription

THIS ETCHING AND AQUATINT WAS SPECIALLY PRINTED IN 1954 FROM THE ORIGINAL PLATE FOR MEMBERS OF THE PRINT AND DRAWING CLUB OF THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO.

Type

Watermark

Location

bottom right corner

Transcription

ARC

Notes

Cut off after C

Dimensions

Height

22-3/4 in

Width

18 in

Provenance

Notes

Professors Edward Akeley (1894-1984) and Anna Akeley (1904-2004), West Lafayette, Indiana; donated to Purdue University Archives; transferred to Purdue University Galleries