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Flooding of Fertile Land
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Flooding of Fertile Land

Achille Girardot · 1800 - 1850 · etching; paper

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

About this work

On the left, people, livestock, belongings, and boats are being swept away by the flowing water. Neptune is also in the water in his chariot with hippocampi. The flood is caused by four Cherubim. On the right, some figures on a fertile piece of land with agricultural tools: a woman with a lantern and a rooster (possibly the personification of Vigilance); a woman with a cornucopia and ears of corn (Ceres or the personification of Abundance); and a saint with a cross, an open book, and an ox (possibly Luke). Behind him, two beehives as a symbol of diligence, and above, Jupiter with the eagle.

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Credit lineOverstroming bij vruchtbare grond. 1800 - 1850. Achille Girardot. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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