God draagt Noach op de ark te bouwen
1600 - 1652
Medium
engraving
Dimensions
243; 200
About this artwork
verzamelaarsmerk, verso, gestempeld: Lugt 2228
Art Historical Context
Behold this finely detailed engraving, *God draagt Noach op de te bouwen* ("God Instructs Noah to Build the"), created by the Dutch engraver Cornelis Cort 1600 and 1652. The work depicts a dramatic biblical scene from Genesis, where God commands Noah to construct the ark amid rising floodwaters—a timeless story of divine warning, obedience, and salvation. At 200mm high by 243mm wide, its intimate scale invites close viewing, revealing Cort's precision in capturing figures, architecture, and turbulent skies. As an engraving, this piece exemplifies a key printmaking technique of the early moder...
About the Artist
Cornelis Cort · 1533–1578
Comment on works: copper engraver; engraver; etcher