Oil on canvas (200 x 150 cm), 2023

The prophet Moses is depicted just after breaking the first tablets of the commandments on Mount Sinai. Moses' beard is painted in the shape of the Nile River, stretched horizontally, referencing his name (Moshe, מֹשֶׁה in Hebrew), which means “drawn out [of the water],” according to the biblical explanation of his origin in Exodus 2:10.

Exodus 32:19 — “And it came to pass, as soon as he came near the camp and saw the calf and the dancing, Moses’ anger burned hot, and he threw the tablets out of his hands and broke them at the foot of the mountain.”