Flood with Noah's Ark

Jan Brueghel the Elder1601

Kunsthaus Zürich
Zurich, Switzerland

According to God's will, sinful humanity was drowned in the Flood; only Noah, his family, and the animals he placed in the ark at God's command survived (Genesis, VII).

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Title: Flood with Noah's Ark
Creator: Jan Brueghel (I)
Creator Lifespan: 1568 – 1625
Creator Death Place: Antwerp, Belgium
Creator Birth Place: Brüssel, Belgium
Date Created: 1601
Physical Dimensions: 26,7 x 35,9 cm
Type: painting
External Link: Kunsthaus Zürich, Online Collection
Medium: Oil on copper
Art Movement: Baroque
Original title: Die Sintflut mit der Arche Noah
Inventory number: KS 4
Credit line: Kunsthaus Zürich, The Betty and David Koetser Foundation, 1986

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