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The Adoration of the Golden Calf by Nicolas Poussin, Exodus 32:4, Bible.Gallery

The Adoration of the Golden Calf is a oil on canvas painting by Nicolas Poussin (1594–1665), created in c. 1634. Measuring 214 × 154 cm, it depicts the biblical scene from Exodus 32:4. This painting is housed at The National Gallery, Trafalgar Square, London.

Exodus 32:4

Exodus 32:4

He received what they handed him, fashioned it with an engraving tool, and made it a molten calf. Then they said, “These are your gods, Israel, which brought you up out of the land of Egypt.”

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