An etching titled "The Blossoming of Aaron's Rod, from Old and New Testaments," by the German printmaker Augustin Hirschvogel, dated 1550. It illustrates Numbers 17, the rod of Aaron that alone among the tribal staffs budded, blossomed and bore almonds overnight, the sign confirming Aaron's priesthood. Held today by the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Drawings and Prints department, under accession 53.512.1, The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1953.
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Object TypePrint (Engraving, Etching, Woodcut or Lithograph) 1 Physical Form
MediumEtching, Augustin Hirschvogel, 1550, Metropolitan Museum of Art 53.512.1 1 Medium (class) Connections
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Source The Blossoming of Aaron's Rod, accession 53.512.1 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
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Aaron, Figures The Met's own title for this etching names the subject outright, "Aaron's Rod," a direct identification of the Numbers 17 episode rather than a bare thematic tag.
Source The Blossoming of Aaron's Rod, accession 53.512.1 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
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1. The Blossoming of Aaron's Rod, accession 53.512.1 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
Metropolitan Museum of Art- accession 53.512.1
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An etching titled "The Blossoming of Aaron's Rod, from Old and New Testaments," by the German printmaker Augustin Hirschvogel, dated 1550.
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