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The Deluge of Deucalion
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The Deluge of Deucalion

1730 · etching; engraving; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Deucalion and Pyrrha survive the flood with which Jupiter destroyed humanity. The gods pour the water from Parnassus over the world. In the margin, the title in French, English, German, and Dutch. The scene is decorated with an ornamental border.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
printDeucalion's floodDeucalion and Pyrrha afloat
Credit lineDe zondvloed van Deucalion. 1730. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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