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Crispijn de Passe the Elder

The beginning of the Flood: men and women climb to higher ground at right, water overtaking animals and people at left, Noah's Ark beyond, from "Liber Genesis"

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8.8 × 13.7 cm (3.5 × 5.4 in)

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