The Deluge

1787

Tate: Purchased with assistance from Tate Patrons and Tate Members 2008

Object Light exhibition highlights On display

More celebrates the beauty and power of nature in this work. It is based on a biblical story in which God unleashes a flood to wash away evil, saving only Noah, his family, and a male and female of all the world’s animals. The light radiating from the centre of the composition illuminates the figures in the foreground and suggests that all is not lost.

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Collection

Not in ACMI's collection

Previously on display

13 November 2022

ACMI: Gallery 4

Credits

artist

Jacob More

Production dates
1787

Appears in

Group of items

Spiritual Light

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

LN189654

Curatorial section

Light → Spiritual Light

Measurements

1504 x 2046 x 37 mm

Object Types

Painting/Pictorial

Materials

Oil paint on canvas

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