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"Balaam strikes his ass, whereupon the ass lies down and starts to speak"
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Joseph Anton Koch
Landscape with Bileam
Joseph Anton Koch
Landscape with the Prophet Balaam and his donkey
Period Produced
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Koch, Joseph Anton
Object Type
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drawing
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painting (artwork)
Administration
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Department of Prints and Drawings
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Modern Art 1800–1945
Collection
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Städelsches Kunstinstitut
Material
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canvas
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graphite-clay mixture
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Indian ink
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ink
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paper
Technique
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oil
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pen drawing
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pencil drawing
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squaring
Genre
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Biblical portrayal
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historical narration
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landscape
Main Motif
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angel
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animal
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Bileam (Prophet)
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group of people
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man
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Bileam (Prophet)
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altar
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angel
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angel wings
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animal
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apparition
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axe
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background
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barefootedness
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beach
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beard
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Bible
Old Testament
Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy, Joshua: from the bondage of the Israelites in Egypt to their settlement in Canaan
Numbers: the wandering in the wilderness, the Israelites leave Mount Sinai and reach Canaan
Numbers (part III): events in Moab
the story of Balaam (Numbers 22-24)
an angel holding a sword bars the way and causes Balaam's ass to turn aside; the angel is invisible to Balaam
Balaam strikes his ass, whereupon the ass lies down and starts to speak
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anger
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belief
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Christianity
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curse
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Egypt
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Israel
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Moabite
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Monti Sabini
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offering
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Olevano Romano
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animal study
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composition study
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figure study
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landscape study
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movement study