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Noah's ark

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  • Arca Noë, in tres libros digesta, quorum I. De rebus quæ ante diluvium, II. De iis, quæ ipso diluvio ejusque duratione, III. De iis, quæ post diluvium a Noëmo gesta sunt, quæ omnia novâ methodo, nec non summa argumentorum varietate, explicantur, et demonstrantur / [Athanasius Kircher].
  • An elaborate cross-section of Noah's ark, detailing the storing of provisions and livestock; scenes of loading and construction. Line engraving.
  • Episodes in the Old Testament. Engraving by M.T.
  • The canonised Noah. Lithograph by J.G. Schreiner, c. 1840.
  • Noah's clan make their sacrifice and God responds with a rainbow. Colour etching by E. Kirkall after Bishop after P. Caliari, il Veronese.
  • Arca Noë, in tres libros digesta, quorum I. De rebus quæ ante diluvium, II. De iis, quæ ipso diluvio ejusque duratione, III. De iis, quæ post diluvium a Noëmo gesta sunt, quæ omnia novâ methodo, nec non summa argumentorum varietate, explicantur, et demonstrantur / [Athanasius Kircher].
  • Arca Noë, in tres libros digesta, quorum I. De rebus quæ ante diluvium, II. De iis, quæ ipso diluvio ejusque duratione, III. De iis, quæ post diluvium a Noëmo gesta sunt, quæ omnia novâ methodo, nec non summa argumentorum varietate, explicantur, et demonstrantur / [Athanasius Kircher].
  • The flood: women shelter in fear by a tree, as the deluge sweeps the land. Engraving by L. Truchy.
  • The adoration of the magi. Etching by J. Swaine after R. Shipster after medieval bas-relief.
  • Men build the ark while revellers play; God supervises. Engraving.
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    Noah's clan make their sacrifice and God responds with a rainbow. Colour etching by E. Kirkall after Bishop after P. Caliari, il Veronese.

    Veronese, 1528-1588. | Reference: 15724i
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    The flood: women shelter in fear by a tree, as the deluge sweeps the land. Engraving by L. Truchy.

    | Date: 1700-1799 | Reference: 15708i
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    Gods watch from the heavens as the Flood engulfs the terrified people. Etching.

    | Reference: 15707i
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    Noah's ark and all its compartments displayed. Etching by J. Mynde.

    | Date: [1737] | Reference: 15717i
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    People and animals entering Noah's ark, transposed into a 16th century Dutch landscape. Engraving by A.J. Landerseel.

    | Reference: 20430i
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Related topics

Noah
Animals in the Bible
Deluge
Sacrifice
Birds in the Bible
Rainbows - Religious aspects
Angels
Human-animal relationships
Drowning

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