Noah after the Flood, Image depicts a panel from the Eastern panel of the Florence Baptistry. The panel depicts the story of Noah after the Flood. To the left Noah lays out, either intentionally calling to the story of Adam and Eve from the panel above or representing the Drunkenness of Noah from Genesis 9, his sons spread out to the right. In the foreground, the Ark is depicted as a pyramid or mountain, likely representing the presence of God, surrounded by animals. The panel is framed with decorative angels, saints, and flora within niches.
- Contini-Volterra Photographic Archive | Sculpture (SCUL) | Noah after the Flood, Image depicts a panel from the Eastern panel of the Florence Baptistry. The panel depicts the story of Noah after the Flood. To the left Noah lays out, either intentionally calling to the story of Adam and Eve from the panel above or representing the Drunkenness of Noah from Genesis 9, his sons spread out to the right. In the foreground, the Ark is depicted as a pyramid or mountain, likely representing the presence of God, surrounded by animals. The panel is framed with decorative angels, saints, and flora within niches., 1425-52, Photographed in 1863
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