Punishment of the Sons of Korah
Item
Title
Punishment of the Sons of Korah
Description
Sistine Chapel, fresco
Creator
Sandro Botticelli
Date
1480-1482
Format
Image; 10000px × 7086px
Rights
ART125035; / Art Resource, NY
Subject
The fresco depicts three episodes across a united landscape and picture plane. Moses, as the central figure, is shown three times and is dressed in gold and green with rays above his head. These images depict the “fatal consequences” endured by Korah and his supporters who “presumptuously challenged the supremacy of Moses and Aaron, the Lord’s chosen representatives among the Jews” (Lewine, "'Punishment of Korah' and the 'Sede Vacante'.", p. 16).
Source
https://www.artres.com/CS.aspx?VP3=DamView&VBID=2UN94S6ILK9A3&SMLS=1&RW=1440&RH=673&FR_=1&W=1710&H=899