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Moses at the Battle of Amalekites and Israrelites, by Hans Sebald Beham

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An image of Moses at the Battle of Amalekites and Israrelites. Illustrations to the old testament. Beham, Hans Sebald (German, 1500-1550). Woodcut. Alternative Number(s): Bartsch; 23 (230). Pauli; 298. Hollstein German; P.166. Illustrated Bartsch; [23] (230).

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Moses at the Battle of Amalekites and Israrelites. Illustrations to the old testament. Beham, Hans Sebald (German, 1500-1550). Woodcut. Alternative Number(s): Bartsch; 23 (230). Pauli; 298. Hollstein German; P.166. Illustrated Bartsch; [23] (230).

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  • Accession Number: 22.I.7-263
  • Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
  • Aperture: f/16.0
  • Focal length: 80
  • Camera: Hasselblad H3DII-31
  • Photographer name: Amy Jugg
  • Image height: 763 pixels
  • Image width: 1024 pixels
  • Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
  • Filesize: 275.93kB
  • Exposure time: 1/60
  • ISO Speed: 100
  • Fnumber: 16/1

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