Moses Striking Water from the Rock and the Fall of Manna, This painting is an arched panel from the interior wall of a chapel. It is broken up into two parts on either side of the door and central mural of two putti holding an orb and the Eucharistic sacraments of a host and a chalice of wine. The two narratives on either side are from the Israelites wandering through the desert led by Moses. On the left, the scene comes from the Book of Exodus chapter 17. Moses is shown in an orange cloak with horns and long hair and beard. He turns his face away as he strikes a rock for water with his staff. Below, the peoples drink from the flow and the ground. On the right the narrative comes from the Book of Exodus chapter 16, in which the Lord's method of feeding the Israelites during their wanderings is introduced. The specks falling from the sky represent the fall of manna from the heavens. On a daily basis, save the Sabbath, the Lord would provide manna from the sky and the people would gather it from the ground for the day's food. The composition as a whole is stylistically Baroque or an early precursor to the style. The exaggerated and energetic gestures of the people and the well-defined bodies show this vibrant style. Furthermore, the bright colors and the organization of the people into pyramids, with many below and few atop, show the patterns of this style. This is a basic record created to enable public access to scanned images. Full research on this image is pending.

Moses Striking Water from the Rock and the Fall of Manna, This painting is an arched panel from the interior wall of a chapel. It is broken up into two parts on either side of the door and central mural of two putti holding an orb and the Eucharistic sacraments of a host and a chalice of wine. The two narratives on either side are from the Israelites wandering through the desert led by Moses. On the left, the scene comes from the Book of Exodus chapter 17. Moses is shown in an orange cloak with horns and long hair and beard. He turns his face away as he strikes a rock for water with his staff. Below, the peoples drink from the flow and the ground. On the right the narrative comes from the Book of Exodus chapter 16, in which the Lord's method of feeding the Israelites during their wanderings is introduced. The specks falling from the sky represent the fall of manna from the heavens. On a daily basis, save the Sabbath, the Lord would provide manna from the sky and the people would gather it from the ground for the day's food. The composition as a whole is stylistically Baroque or an early precursor to the style. The exaggerated and energetic gestures of the people and the well-defined bodies show this vibrant style. Furthermore, the bright colors and the organization of the people into pyramids, with many below and few atop, show the patterns of this style. This is a basic record created to enable public access to scanned images. Full research on this image is pending., spc-mss0088-s02-ss02-i5804. Vanderbilt University Special Collections and University Archives. https://collections.library.vanderbilt.edu//repositories/2/digital_objects/40649 Accessed October 23, 2026.