Editing Aaron (section)

==In art==
[[File:Sandro Botticelli - The Punishment of Korah and the Stoning of Moses and Aaron (detail) - WGA2748.jpg|thumb|Aaron, in blue wearing a [[papal tiara]], as depicted in [[Sandro Botticelli]]'s ''[[Punishment of the Sons of Korah]]'', 15th century]]
Aaron appears paired with Moses frequently in Jewish and Christian art, especially in the illustrations of manuscript and printed Bibles.<ref name=watt3>{{harvnb|Watts|2013}}{{page needed|date=May 2015}}</ref> He can usually be distinguished by his priestly vestments, especially his turban or miter and jeweled breastplate. He frequently holds a [[censer]] or, sometimes, his flowering rod. Aaron also appears in scenes depicting the wilderness Tabernacle and its altar, as already in the third-century frescos in the [[Dura-Europos synagogue|synagogue]] at [[Dura-Europos]] in Syria. An eleventh-century portable silver altar from [[Fulda]], Germany depicts Aaron with his censor, and is located in the [[Musée de Cluny]] in [[Paris]]. This is also how he appears in the frontispieces of early printed Passover Haggadot and occasionally in church sculptures. Aaron has rarely been the subject of portraits, such as those by [[Anton Kern]] [1710–1747] and by [[Pier Francesco Mola]] [{{Circa|1650}}].<ref name=Kline>{{harvnb|Kline|2010}}</ref> Christian artists sometimes portray Aaron as a prophet<ref>Exodus 7:1</ref> holding a scroll, as in a twelfth-century sculpture from the [[Noyon Cathedral|Cathedral of Noyon]] in the [[Metropolitan Museum of Art]], New York and often in Eastern Orthodox icons. Illustrations of the [[Golden Calf]] story usually include him as well – most notably in [[Nicolas Poussin]]'s ''[[The Adoration of the Golden Calf]]'' ({{Circa|1633}}–34, [[National Gallery]], London).<ref>{{harvnb|National Gallery|2013}}</ref> Finally, some artists interested in validating later priesthoods have painted the ordination of Aaron and his sons (Leviticus 8). [[Harry Anderson (artist)|Harry Anderson]]'s realistic portrayal is often reproduced in the literature of the [[Latter Day Saints]].<ref group ="note">Harry Anderson's ''Aaron Is Called to the Ministry'' is in the Conference Center of the LDS Church in Salt Lake City, Utah.</ref><ref name=watt3/>

Aaron has been depicted in Exodus-related drama, such as ''[[The Ten Commandments (1956 film)|The Ten Commandments]]'' (1956) and ''[[Exodus: Gods and Kings]]'' (2014).<ref name="Lyden 2009">{{cite book |last1=Lyden |first1=John C. |title=The Routledge Companion to Religion and Film |date=7 May 2009 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-1-135-22066-2 |page=390 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=09KLAgAAQBAJ&dq=%22The+Ten+Commandments%22+aaron+%22John+Carradine%22&pg=PA390 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="ScreenRant 2014">{{cite news |last1=Kendrick |first1=Ben |title='Exodus: Gods and Kings': Differences Between the Movie & the Bible |url=https://screenrant.com/exodus-gods-kings-movie-differences-bible-scripture/ |access-date=10 February 2024 |work=[[Screen Rant]] |date=12 December 2014 |language=en}}</ref>