Zondvloed (linkerhelft)
Andrea Andreani
1568 - 1629
Medium
paper
Dimensions
453; 349
About this artwork
collector's mark: Lugt 240
Art Historical Context
**Zondvloed (linkerhelft)**, or "The Deluge (Left Half)," is a captivating chiaroscuro woodcut by Italian master printmaker Andrea Andreani (1568–1629). Created during the late Renaissance, this work forms the left panel of a dramatic two-part depiction of the Biblical Flood, drawing from the story of Noah's Ark.ani, renowned for his innovative reproductions of paintings by artists like Titian and Parmigianino, captures the chaos of towering waves and desperate figures in a compact format (453 × 349 mm) on paper. Andreani's chiaroscuro technique—using multiple woodblocks inked in different to...