Michelangelo’s Moses has more in common with C.S. Lewis’s Mr. Tumnus than the casual viewer might expect—namely, a couple of stubby horns.Michelangelo wasn’t the first artist to depict the ...

Why did Michelangelo sculpt Moses with horns?. L'Unione Sarda English - L'Unione Sarda English ...

Horned Moses imagery became less common in art around the 16th century, when it became generally known that the translation was inaccurate. But by this point, the association of horns with Jewry ...

In the Bible, kings themselves are referred to as "horns," particularly in the Book of Daniel and the Book of Revelation (i.e., Daniel 7:7-8, 24; Revelation 5:6). Early translations of Scripture ...

Let the world gawk and giggle at all the horned Moses representations he’s responsible for. He’s got the Beatific Vision to keep him occupied. Hopefully, we will too.

St Jerome in the 4th century expressed in Latin as cornuta, “horned”, Moses’ appearance at the foot of Sinai. Jerome was no fool and went to Bethlehem to learn Hebrew for his task.

Michelangelo’s Moses has more in common with C.S. Lewis’s Mr. Tumnus than the casual viewer might expect—namely, a couple of ...