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For the Biblical event itself see golden calf.The Adoration of the Golden Calf is a painting by Nicolas Poussin produced between 1633 and 1634. It depicts the adoration of the golden calf by the Israelites from chapter 32 of the book of Exodus. It was made as part of a pair of paintings (the other being The Crossing of the Red Sea) commissioned by Amadeo dal Pozzo Marchese di Voghera of Turin a cousin to Cassiano dal Pozzo Poussin’s main sponsor in Rome.
