Moses Receiving the Tablets 1548

"Moses Receiving the Tablets" is a 1548 woodcut by German artist Augustin Hirschvogel (1503-1553), depicting the biblical scene of Moses receiving the Ten Commandments from God. The detailed engraving showcases Moses kneeling in reverence while God, represented by a hand reaching down from a cloud, presents him with the tablets. The scene unfolds against a backdrop of a mountaintop, with a group of people praying at the foot of a pillar topped with a calf - symbolizing the Golden Calf incident. The inscription in German, "Moses von Gott auff dem Berg Dozeß," further reinforces the biblical context of this important moment in Jewish history.