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Third Day of Creation: Separation of Land and Water
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
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The third day of Creation: an angel separates the land from the waters of the sea. The land is represented as a naked man holding a root in his hand and wearing a headdress of plants, trees, and flowers. The sea is personified by a woman holding a shell in her hand and with shells in her hair. According to the biblical text in Gen. 1:9-13.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineDerde scheppingsdag: scheiding van land en water. 1589. Jan Harmensz. Muller. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
