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Birds in the Bible

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  • 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.
  • People and animals entering Noah's ark, transposed into a 16th century Dutch landscape. Engraving by A.J. Landerseel.
  • Christ tells an apostle how a mustard seed grows into a tree. Etching.
  • God creates the birds and fish. Line engraving by Elias van den Bosche.
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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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    Christ tells an apostle how a mustard seed grows into a tree. Etching.

    | Reference: 23951i
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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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    Noah and his companions follow the animals into the Ark. Etching.

    | Reference: 15704i
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    Rizpah protecting the bodies of her murdered sons Armoni and Mephibosheth. Watercolour after J.M.W. Turner.

    Turner, J. M. W. (Joseph Mallord William), 1775-1851. | Reference: 33553i
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