A - THE LEFT SIDE WALL: THE MOSES STORIES

For a logical reading, we're starting from the choir to return to the main door.

The Return of Moses to Egypt. Painted by Le Perugino. Three events in the life of Moses are represented here on one fresco. In the middle and background, we see Moses, dressed in yellow, farewell to his father-in-law Jéthro. In the first instance, Moses is arrested by an angel: he must not leave before he circumcised his son. On the right, under a beautiful palm tree, Moses attends the circumcision of his son who represents the consecration to God of his offspring.

The Statues of Moses. Painted by Sandro Botticelli. Moses is represented seven times on this fresco and is recognizable to the same yellow tunic. Reading is done from right to left. Moses kills an Egyptian and has to escape. On the way, he hunts a shepherd with his stick and helps the girls of Jéthro give to their rams. While he paître his flock, he defeated his shoes and found himself facing God who appeared to him in the ardent bush. Finally, he leads his family in Egypt, holding with one hand the stick given by God.

The Red Sea Passage. Painted by Biagio di Antonio Tucci. You can see Moses only once. It stands on the left and looks on the shore of the Egyptian army drowning in the red waters of the eponymous sea. On the right, hail and storm are raging on the capital of pharaoh, while it, sitting under a canopy, gets the council to chase the Hebrews into their flight. Left, the people continue their exodus through a parade in the mountains.

The Presentation of the Tables of the Act. Painted by De Rosselli. Moses appears four times in this scene. At the top, he received the Tables of the Act, while Joshua fell asleep. Income in the valley, it breaks the Tables of Rage, seeing the statue of the calf of gold and the cult that we are dedicated to. On the right, he orders the killing of those who have» against God. Left, it goes down with the new Tables and is transformed, as you can see from the unity that surrounds its head.

The Punishment of Korea, Datan and Abiram. Painted by Sandro Botticelli. Moses appears three times on this fresco. He is enjoyed with glory received after the Tables of the Act are handed over. On the right, the three rebels seek to stone Moses. He defends himself and a force throws them back. On the left, the ground opened under their feet and the land swallowed them, but Moses expresses his sorrow at this heavy punishment. In the background lies Constantine's bow, and it is noted that it is both the gesture of the baton of Moses and the rocking of Aaron's censer that put the rebels in failure.

The Last Acts of the life of Moses. Painted by Luca Signorelli and Bartolomeo della Gatta. Moses is represented five times on this stage. On the right, he reads his will to the twelve tribes of Israel and that of Levi is represented by the young naked man. The Tables of the Act are in the ark, at its feet. At the top, while it is on Mount Nébo, the angel of the Lord shows him the promised Earth; He then went back to help an invisible character. Left, he puts his baton of patriarch to Joshua who is standing in front of him. In the upper left, his shroud is not yellow but white, and even a unity li her head.