Name: Antique Print-BIBLICAL-FLOOD-DROWNING-ICONES-BIBLICAE-ARK-NOAH-Luyken-1708
SKU: PCO-4651
Availability: InStock

Antique Print-BIBLICAL-FLOOD-DROWNING-ICONES-BIBLICAE-ARK-NOAH-Luyken-1708

€275.00

‘DE SONDVLOED. GEN. VII. / J. LUYKEN DEL. CUM PRIVILEGIO. / PAG. 3.’

– Dramatic depiction of the Biblical flood: animals and humans in panic as torrential rain floods the earth. A high vantage point fills with desperate survivors. Etched lines represent the pouring rain.

In stock

SKU: PCO-4651 Category: Religious Tag: Religious

Description

Medium: Etching on hand laid (verge) paper.

Sheet size: 48 x 41 cm (18.9 x 16.14 inch). Image size: 40.7 x 32.9 cm. (16.02 x 12.95 inch).

Condition: good, given age. Middle fold as issued. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

BIBLE, NOAH, GENESIS, FLOOD, DELUGE, 18TH-CENTURY PRINT, MORTIER, LUYKEN, RELIGIOUS, DUTCH ETCHING | PCO-B2-46

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

From: ‘Icones Biblicae Veteris et Novi Testamenti’, Published by Pierre Mortier, Amsterdam, 1708.

Reference: Hollstein Dutch 937.

Biography engraver: Jan Luyken (1649-1712) was a Dutch poet, illustrator, and etcher known for his religious and moralistic prints. He contributed illustrations to numerous theological works during the Dutch Golden Age.