Zondvloed (linkerhelft)
Andrea Andreani
1568 - 1629
Medium
paper
Dimensions
447; 359
About this artwork
number: ‘579’
Art Historical Context
**Zondvloed (linkerft)**, the left half of a dramatic depiction of the Great Flood—known as the *Zondvloed* in Dutch—comes from the masterful hand of Andrea Andreani (ca. 1568–1629), a leading Italian printmaker of the late Renaissance. This on paper, measuring 447 × 359 mm, captures the chaos of Noah's Deluge, likely part of a larger composition divided into halves for detailed storytelling. Andreani, active in Mantua and beyond, was renowned for his innovative chiaroscuro woodcuts which used multiple woodblocks inked in contrasting tones to mimic the luminosity and depth of oil paintings, br...