Exodus 7-12
The Plagues of Egypt in Biblical Art
The Exodus wonders give artists confrontation before Pharaoh and cascading judgments.
Bible and Art Context
Plate 48 shows Aaron's rod becoming a serpent before Pharaoh—the opening sign—not a ten-plague montage. Passover night (plate 49) lives on the first-passover page.
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Aaron's Rod before Pharaoh (Die Bibel in Bildern, plate 48)
Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld, 1860, Woodcut
Scribe audit: keep 048 as best-fit opening sign. first-passover owns Blatt 049 (collision resolved).
Source: Wikimedia CommonsQuestions about Plagues of Egypt in Art
Where is Plagues of Egypt in the Bible?
The plagues are described across Exodus 7 through Exodus 12.
Which Schnorr plate is used here?
Plate 48 depicts the opening sign before Pharaoh (Aaron's rod). The Passover night scene is plate 49 on the First Passover page.
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