People and animals entering Noah's ark, transposed into a 16th century Dutch landscape. Engraving by A.J. Landerseel.

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In the top-right hand corner the sign of Yahweh is to be seen at the centre of the clouds. In the centre distance people dance, play music and make merry. Noah is clutching a large book in his right hand, which appears to have a seal upon its pages

Publication/Creation

[Antwerp] : Claes Jansz Visscher

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1 print : line engraving ; platemark 37 x 51.5 cm

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Afbeeldinghe vande: arcke met Noe en het vee daer bij. C. Visscher excudit. Jan Landerseel scul. ... Lettering continues: God gaf Noa bevel, om een arcke te maken, En van alle gediert' daer in te nemen reÿn: Want hÿ wild' het Aestrÿck met water te niet macken, Om de Goddeloosheÿdt der menschen int gemeÿn, Hy liet 't volck door Noa vermanen tot leetwesen, Wel hondert twintich jaer: maar niemandt had Berou Doen ging Noa in de arck, met zÿn heuÿsvrou gepresen, Ende met syn drÿ soons, en haer drÿ wÿuen trou Doc liet God op aertryck vallen vael watter vlaghen, wel veertich daghen langh zoo dat alle vleesch saen. En al wat leesd op aerden. Vergingh in korte daghen. Op d'hooghste bergen al, most alles me vergaen. Cumq teneret eum bis tertia ...abilis aeias Ingreditur subitoq sui comitantur euntem Omnis subseovitur generis volv[?]crum pecudum Grex et concurrunt animalia caetera terrae

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Wellcome Collection 20430i

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