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The Ark - Allegorical Studies

The Ark - Allegorical Studies
 19th century

Medium
engraving
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1926
Public domain
Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Medium
engraving
Accession Number
2755.1-3
Departments
International Prints / International Prints and Drawings
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1926
Public domain
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of the Joe White Bequest
Gallery location
Not on display
Subjects (general)
Animals Marines and Seascapes Religion and Mythology
Subjects (specific)
bird (animal) floods (natural events) hands (animal components) Noah's Ark (Old Testament narrative) seas ships sunbursts waves (natural events)

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