The beginning of the Flood: men and women climb to higher ground at right, water overtaking animals and people at left, Noah's Ark beyond, from "Liber Genesis"

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Crispijn de Passe the Elder

1612

The beginning of the Flood: men and women climb to higher ground at right, water overtaking animals and people at left, Noah's Ark beyond, from "Liber Genesis" by Crispijn de Passe the Elder

Medium

Engraving

Dimensions

Sheet: 3 7/16 x 5 3/8 in. (8.8 x 13.7 cm) Plate: 3 1/4 x 5 3/16 in. (8.2 x 13.2 cm)

Classification

Prints

Department

Drawings and Prints

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Bequest of Phyllis Massar, 2011

Accession Number

2012.136.714.4

Tags

MenWomenFloods

Art Historical Context

In this intricate 1612 engraving by Crispijn de Passe the, a Dutch master of the Northern Mannerist style, we witness the onset of the Biblical Flood from the Book of Genesis. Titled *The Beginning of the Flood*, the small plate (just over 3 by 5 inches) captures chaos in microcosm: at left, surging waters engulf panicked animals and hapless figures, while at right, men and women desperately scramble to higher ground. Looming in the distance, Noah's Ark offers a faint promise of salvation, heightening the tension between divine judgment and mercy. De Passe, renowned for his finely detailed re...

The beginning of the Flood: men and women climb to higher ground at right, water overtaking animals and people at left, Noah's Ark beyond, from "Liber Genesis"

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