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Luca Giordano

Moses Striking the Rock

1634–1705
Pen and brown ink, over lead or black chalk
25.7 × 41.2 cm (10.1 × 16.2 in)

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In the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York · as of July 2026

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