Deluge (dilúvio)

God warns in the Book of Genesis (chapter 7) “I will send a flood upon the earth, flood that will destroy all living beings”. Some people think it came down to the regions mentioned in the Bible. The presence of water seems to present some analogy with baptism (the idea of purification).


Deus avisa no Livro do Génesis (VI, 17) «vou enviar o dilúvio sobre a Terra, inundação que exterminará todos os seres vivos». Há quem pense que se resumiu às regiões mencionadas na Bíblia. A presença da água parece apresentar alguma analogia com o baptismo (ideia de purificação).

Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni (1475-1564)-'the deluge'-fresco-(1508-1509) Città del Vaticano-Cappella Sistina

Paollo Uccello (1397-1475)-'flood and waters subsiding'-fresco-(1447-1448) Firenze-basilica di Santa Maria Novella (chiostro verde)

Gustave Doré (1832-1883)-'the deluge'-wood engraving The Holy Bible, plate I

Francis Danby (1793-1861)-'the deluge'-oil on canvas-1840 London-Tate Gallery

Jean-Louis-André-Théodore Géricault (1791-1824)-'scene of deluge'-oil on canvas Paris-Musée du Louvre