On the right on a hill, God instructs Noah to build an ark. The tetragram symbolises God the Father. On the left, the ark is being built. Noah gives instructions to one of his men (Gen 6:22).
| Artist |
Pieter I van der Borcht
RKD
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Jan Philipsz. Schabaelje
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| Title | The Lord Commanded Noah to Build the Ark, from the series Imagines et figurae bibliiorum |
| Date |
ca. 1582 - 1593
ca. 1653 - 1654 |
| Period |
16th century
17th century |
| Location | Amsterdam TGN |
| Medium and support | etching AAT |
| Signatures, inscriptions, and markings | printed inscription in the depiction, top left: Genes. Vi. 22. |
| printed inscription in the dipiction, at the top: Diuinae punitionis praeparatio. | |
| printed inscription in the depiction, centre right | |
| printed inscription in the depiction, bottom centre: Pe. V. Borcht/ 1582 | |
| printed inscription in the depiction, at the bottom right: 11 | |
| stamps (tools) on the back, bottom right: Stad Gent / Museum voor Schone Kunsten | |
| Collection | print room |
| Object type | etching AAT |
| Inventory number | 2013-ABM |
| Acquisition credit | unknown |
| Current whereabouts | Work currently not on display |
| Permalink | https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/2013-ABM |
| IIIF Manifest | https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/6464/manifest.json |
| Art & Architecture Thesaurus |
300055874
religious symbolism
AAT
300189808 figures (representations) AAT 300015636 landscapes AAT 300263554 animal paintings AAT |
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| Keywords Iconclass |
11C13
tetragram (in Roman or Hebrew script) ~ symbol of God the Father
Iconclass
21D water (one of the four elements) Iconclass 25H11 mountains Iconclass 25H112 rocks Iconclass 25H1124 boulder, stone Iconclass 25H2 landscapes with waters, waterscapes, seascapes (in the temperate zone) Iconclass 25H213 river Iconclass 25I city-view, and landscape with man-made constructions Iconclass 25I12 prospect of city, town panorama, silhouette of city Iconclass 25I5 landscape with tower or castle Iconclass 46C21 ships (in general) Iconclass 46C23 boat propelled by man or animal Iconclass 71 Old Testament Iconclass 71B3 story of Noah Iconclass 71B31 before the Flood (Genesis 6-7:4) Iconclass 71B312 God sees man's corruption Iconclass 71B32 the building of the ark, and the embarkation (Genesis 7:5-9) Iconclass 71B321 Noah building the ark Iconclass |
| School / Style | Renaissance AAT |
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