Moses Smashing the Tablets of the Law

The painting shows an elderly, bearded man, Moses, wearing a white robe with a red belt, raising a large dark stone tablet above his head with both hands. The tablet is inscribed with Hebrew text that stands out against the stone, while the surrounding landscape is rendered in warm, earthy browns and ochres. The composition is vertical and dramatic, with strong chiaroscuro and expressively loose brushwork that emphasize the figure and the act, characteristic of Rembrandt’s Baroque style.