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| − | The Sin of the Golden Calf represents one of the low points in Israel's history.  The three paintings displayed here, Frans Francken the Younger's <i>Worship of the Golden Calf</i>, Raphael's <i>Adoring the Golden Calf</i> , and Tissot's <i>The Golden Calf</i>, all portray the infamous scene.  The artists | + | The Sin of the Golden Calf represents one of the low points in Israel's history.  The three paintings displayed here, Frans Francken the Younger's <i>Worship of the Golden Calf</i>, Raphael's <i>Adoring the Golden Calf</i>, and Tissot's <i>The Golden Calf</i>, all portray the infamous scene.  The artists depict each of the story's characters, the calf, Aharon, and the sinning nation in unique ways, allowing for different understandings of both the nature of the nation's sin and Aharon's role therein.</div> |
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Version as of 04:02, 13 June 2016
The Sin of the Golden Calf in Art
Overview
The Sin of the Golden Calf represents one of the low points in Israel's history. The three paintings displayed here, Frans Francken the Younger's Worship of the Golden Calf, Raphael's Adoring the Golden Calf, and Tissot's The Golden Calf, all portray the infamous scene. The artists depict each of the story's characters, the calf, Aharon, and the sinning nation in unique ways, allowing for different understandings of both the nature of the nation's sin and Aharon's role therein.Contrasting Images
Relationship to the Biblical Text
The artists' choices reflect certain ambiguities in the Biblical text and different possible interpretive stances:
