The Finding of Moses

Five figures, mostly nude, stand or crouch on a grassy riverside while a seated woman cradles an infant, with others gesturing toward him in a broad landscape that recedes to a valley and distant mountains. To the right a rocky hillside with trees and remnants of ruins creates a diagonal axis and depth in the scene. The color palette blends warm flesh tones and ochre drapery with cool blues and greens, and the painting exhibits Poelenburgh’s smooth modeling and refined Baroque Italianate style.