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"Painting by Aly Mohsen, executed in Oil on canvas (brush). The title is The finding of Moses and it belongs to the category Sacred Art. With The finding of Moses, Aly Mohsen interprets one of the most celebrated episodes of the Old Testament, situating it within a setting rich in historical and symbolic references. The Egyptian landscape—defined by the Nile River, palm trees, and the presence of ibises—creates a recognizable and evocative context, transforming the biblical narrative into a broad and articulated pictorial scene. At the center of the composition, the attendants of Pharaoh’s daughter discover the infant Moses lying among the reeds, in a moment suspended between silence and symbolic tension. The gesture of welcome, measured and restrained, becomes an image of salvation and destiny, while the river water assumes a spiritual and narrative role as a symbol of passage, protection, and rebirth. In the foreground, slightly set apart from the main action, appears Miriam, Moses’ sister, captured as she secretly observes the scene. Her presence introduces a deep emotional and psychological dimension: her vigilant and contained gaze reinforces the sense of waiting and awareness, linking the child’s fate to familial protection and the continuity of sacred history. The composition unfolds across multiple perspectival planes, guiding the viewer’s eye from the intimacy of the foreground toward the expansive landscape beyond. Mohsen’s figurative painting demonstrates careful attention to anatomical rendering, bodily movement, and the balanced dialogue between light and color. The luminous palette—dominated by greens, blues, and the warm tones of Egyptian earth—achieves harmony between formal beauty and narrative intensity. The work is completed by an original, finely crafted frame, which lends the painting a strong exhibition presence and a museum-quality character, reinforcing the monumentality and iconographic weight of the scene. An original large-scale figurative work, The finding of Moses stands out for its compositional complexity, narrative clarity, and strong cultural identity, and belongs to the cycle dedicated to major themes of sacred tradition."

The finding of Moses

Year 2019
Technique  Oil on canvas (brush)
Dimensions 117×77
StatoStatus Not for sale

A figurative work depicting the discovery of Moses among the waters of the Nile, set within an Egyptian landscape rich in symbolic references. The multi-layered composition combines the central action of Pharaoh’s daughter’s attendants with the watchful presence of Miriam, forming a narrative of salvation, waiting, and destiny. An original frame enhances the work’s monumental and museum-quality presence.

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With The finding of Moses, Aly Mohsen interprets one of the most celebrated episodes of the Old Testament, situating it within a setting rich in historical and symbolic references. The Egyptian landscape—defined by the Nile River, palm trees, and the presence of ibises—creates a recognizable and evocative context, transforming the biblical narrative into a broad and articulated pictorial scene.

At the center of the composition, the attendants of Pharaoh’s daughter discover the infant Moses lying among the reeds, in a moment suspended between silence and symbolic tension. The gesture of welcome, measured and restrained, becomes an image of salvation and destiny, while the river water assumes a spiritual and narrative role as a symbol of passage, protection, and rebirth.

In the foreground, slightly set apart from the main action, appears Miriam, Moses’ sister, captured as she secretly observes the scene. Her presence introduces a deep emotional and psychological dimension: her vigilant and contained gaze reinforces the sense of waiting and awareness, linking the child’s fate to familial protection and the continuity of sacred history.

The composition unfolds across multiple perspectival planes, guiding the viewer’s eye from the intimacy of the foreground toward the expansive landscape beyond. Mohsen’s figurative painting demonstrates careful attention to anatomical rendering, bodily movement, and the balanced dialogue between light and color. The luminous palette—dominated by greens, blues, and the warm tones of Egyptian earth—achieves harmony between formal beauty and narrative intensity.

The work is completed by an original, finely crafted frame, which lends the painting a strong exhibition presence and a museum-quality character, reinforcing the monumentality and iconographic weight of the scene.

An original large-scale figurative work, The finding of Moses stands out for its compositional complexity, narrative clarity, and strong cultural identity, and belongs to the cycle dedicated to major themes of sacred tradition.

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