The Deluge
1544
Medium
Engraving possibly with etching
Dimensions
sheet 11 x 15-3/8 in. (28 x 39.1 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1925
Accession Number
25.2.40
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About this artwork
This dramatic engraving depicts the biblical flood narrative from Genesis, showing the catastrophic waters overwhelming humanity and the natural world. Dirck Vellert captures the chaos and terror of divine judgment as figures struggle desperately against rising floodwaters while Noah's ark appears in the distance. The composition employs a panoramic format that allows the artist to convey the universal scope of the deluge, with multiple vignettes of human suffering distributed across the landsca...