Rijksmuseum

De dans om het gouden kalf

Date

c. 1530

Medium

panel, oil paint (paint)

Culture

Leiden

Institution

Rijksmuseum

This biblical narrative, showing the Israelites who were disloyal to God by worshipping the golden statue of a calf, was set by Lucas van Leyden in a continuous landscape. The triptych warns against faithlessness and debauchery. The choice of this rare subject is perhaps connected to the rise of Protestantism, with its strong aversion to the Roman Catholic veneration of religious images.

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