Moses Choosing the seventy Elders 1736 - 1737

Jacob de Wit's "Moses Choosing the seventy Elders" (1736-1737) is a Baroque-style painting depicting a scene from the Book of Numbers. Moses, standing on a hilltop, receives divine inspiration from a cloud above. He is surrounded by a group of seventy men, who have been selected by God to help him judge the Israelites. The painting’s light, color, and dramatic composition are typical of Dutch Baroque art. The work is a powerful depiction of faith and divine intervention, and it is one of de Wit's most important works.