Complex sentence: The stream in the left middle-ground symbolises Moses and the great spring, while the barren tree in the centre of the painting represents the Burning Bush; the saint has left his wooden pattens behind and stands barefoot like Moses.
Split into simpler sentences: The stream in the left middle-ground symbolises Moses and the great spring, while the barren tree in the centre of the painting represents the Burning Bush. The saint has left his wooden pattens behind and stands barefoot like Moses.