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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
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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"

Crispijn de Passe the Elder · 1612

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Artist

Crispijn de Passe the Elder

Date

1612

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

Credit line

Bequest of Phyllis Massar, 2011

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