Attributed to Miguel Ramírez Bonet

Spanish school of the XIX century. ATTRIBUTED TO MIGUEL RAMÍREZ BONET (¿ - Valencia, 1922).
"Moses makes water flow from the rock".
Signed "Miguel Bonet" on the stretcher frame.
Presents lack of polychrome and holes. Generalized wear.
Measurements: 45 x 35 cm; 47 x 37 cm (frame).

In this canvas the painter shows us the people of Moses in the desert, collecting in different vessels the water that this one has made to sprout from the rock after a long way without finding anything to drink. The Scriptures tell us that the journey in the Sinai peninsula was hard, and among Moses' people rumors arose that it would have been better to remain under the yoke of the Egyptians. Moses then performed countless miracles to appease the hardship of the journey and to demonstrate to the Israelites that Yahweh was guiding them. Thus, to feed them Yahweh rained manna from heaven, and to quench their thirst Moses struck a rock with his staff, assuring them that water would come forth. When it was slow to come forth and he struck a second time, Yahweh was angry at his lack of faith and punished him.