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Crispijn de Passe the Elder

Drunkenness of Noah: Shem and Japheth cover the naked body of Noah, who lies in a tent, a male figure at far right points to Noah, from "Liber Genesis"

1612
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9 × 13.5 cm (3.5 × 5.3 in)

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