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The Deluge, Adam Elsheimer
Adam Elsheimer
The Deluge
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Adam Elsheimer

The Deluge, 1600 – 1601

Dimensions
26.6 x 35.0 x 0.07 cm
Physical Description
Oil on copper
Inventory Number
1607
Acquisition
Acquired in 1920
Status
On display, 2nd upper level, Old Masters, room 10

Work Data

Basic Information

Title
The Deluge
Painter
Production Place
Period Produced
School
Object Type
Physical Description
Oil on copper
Material
Technique
Label at the Time of Manufacture
Bezeichnet am unteren Rand auf dem Bündel in der Mitte "No" und "Ae" [ligiert], dazwischen ein an einen Hügel erinnernder Bogen, darauf ein Kreuz mit Verbidnung zwischen dem rechten Arm und der Spitze, auf dem Geldsack linkt unten Cartellino mit "1000"

Property and Acquisition

Institution
Departement
Collection
Creditline
Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main
Picture Copyright
Public Domain
Acquisition
Acquired in 1920

Work Content

Motifs and References

Genre
Main Motif
Associated Persons and Institutions
Illustrated Passage
  • Bibel, Altes Testament, Genesis 7,17-24
Associated Source
  • Gilgamesch-Epos

Iconclass

Primary
  • 71B3312 destruction of mankind by the Flood (the ark absent or barely visible)
Secondary
  • 25F animals
  • 26E2 lightning, flash of lightning, thunderbolt
  • 25H151 deciduous forest
  • 31A2723 climbing

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25.04.2024