Finding Moses is part of Alvar’s Biblical Suite II, created in 1990. This scene refers to the story of the Pharaoh’s daughter finding baby Moses in a basket among the reeds. Baby Moses is floating because his mother wanted him to escape execution by the Pharaoh’s men, who were ordered to go after any newborn Hebrew male. The Pharaoh’s daughter finds him and names him Moses because she “drew him out of the water” (Exodus 2:10). The name Moses means “drawn out,” and may also mean “deliver,” suggestive of his ability to deliver the people of Egypt to salvation.
Alvar’s Biblical Suite was created in 1990. This scene depicts Joseph (a slave/prisoner) interpreting the Pharaoh’s dream per God’s word. As outlined in Genesis:41, the Pharaoh had a dream in which seven emaciated cow came out of the river Nile and ate the plump cows. Unable to find anyone to interpret the dream, he went to Joseph, a prisoner, and said that he had heard that Joseph was the ultimate interpreter of dreams. Joseph replied, “It is not in me [to interpret the dream]; God will give the Pharaoh a favorable answer.” After hearing the dream, Joseph predicted what was to come – a famine that would torture Egypt for 7 years – and told the Pharaoh, “God has revealed to the Pharaoh what He is about to do.” The Pharaoh, concerned about the famine that his dream had forewarned him about, freed Joseph and gave Joseph the duty of preparing for the impending realization of his dream. When the famine struck the earth, everyone went to Egypt to consult Joseph.
<br>The Exodus is part of Alvar’s Biblical Suite II, which was created in 1990. The Exodus refers to the story of the departure of the Israelites from ancient Egypt. The Book of Exodus takes place after the death of Joseph, at a time in Egyptian history when Israelites were enslaved and cruelly treated. Moses, who had been saved by the massacre of all newborn Hebrew males, began his journey as the figurehead of the Exodus when he is confronted by God after his flight to Sinai. God expressed concern for the Israelites and their suffering, so Moses was sent back to Egypt to alleviate the Israelites from their burdens. He organizes the Israelites and confronts the Pharaoh, which leads to narrative of the plagues and the parting of the Red Sea. Moses eventually mobilizes the Israelites from their sufferable conditions to a safe haven where they can begin anew with God’s Ten Commandments. The Book of Exodus is representative of God’s attempt to communicate his concern and responsibility over an entire nation of people.<br><br>
<p><br>Alvar’s Biblical Suite II was created in 1990. In this story, Samson falls in love with a woman named Delilah, as recorded in Judges:16 of the Bible. The ruler of the Philistines approached her and bribed her with money to discover the secret of Samson’s strength. She asked Samson three times, and each time he gave her a false answer, making her appear weak to the Philistines. On Delilah’s fourth attempt, Samson told her, “No razor has ever been used on my head, because I have been a Nazirite dedicated to God from my mother’s womb. If my head were shaved, my strength would leave me, and I would become as weak as any other man.” Delilah betrayed him to the Philistines, who returned to hold him down and shave the seven braids of his hair from his head. He was imprisoned, “but the hair on his head began to grow again.”<br><br> </p>
The music from Albinoni’s “Adagio” is restful and meditative. For this reason the chromatic composition of this lithograph uses colors that evoke the tonalities of colors stained by an evening sun just before turning to night and subsequently becoming the new day. The three figures are framed within Renaissance architecture. On the right margin of<br>the composition there is a figure that appears to be sniffling the aroma of the fruits and flowers near him. Earth, trees, and flowers – they all give their most intense aromas at sunset.<br>
Includes:<br>AL86<br>AL87<br>AL88<br>AL89
“Los Cuatro Elementos de la Naturaleza” <br>17” x 10.25”<br>Edition of 45 numbered pieces, plus 6 E.A’s & 6 <br>prototypes marked E. A only<br>Bronze with Aged Verde Finish
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return for SRB 9/2016; framed in FDSCT
1st of 2 Lithographs in the “Suite Maternitat I” <br>Series<br>“Maternity, Nature & Peace” shows a mother <br>cradling a young child along with Alvar’s allegorical <br>representation of community, peace and <br>nourishment. Warm colors compose the image <br>with a symbol of peace accented in a cooling blue. <br>Distinctive embossing adds texture and visual impact <br>to the piece.