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Noah Leaving the Ark

Image credit: Bolton Library & Museum Services, Bolton Council

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This picture, one of Colonia's finest works, depicts the rare subject of Noah and his family leaving the Ark. Most other artists have chosen to depict Noah and his family entering the Ark. To the left of Noah is his wife. In the centre are Noah's three sons (Ham, Shem and Japheth) and one of their wives. A procession of animals is still leaving the Ark in the distance. Most prominent – and amusing – are the pairs of animals and birds that fill the foreground, cackling, preening and giving vent to sighs and smiles of relief after their ordeal of forty days afloat. Why do some of the animals look strange? The animals which Colonia was more familiar with (i.e. domestic animals such as ducks, geese, swans and cattle) are depicted in the foreground and with realistic detail.

Bolton Museum and Art Gallery

Bolton

Title

Noah Leaving the Ark

Date

1663

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 89 x W 86 cm

Accession number

BOLMG:1891.5.3

Acquisition method

gift from Thomas Wilkinson, 1891

Work type

Painting

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