Noah's Ark
Follower of Roelant Savery
Basic information
- ID
- Ж-784
- Author
- Follower of Roelant Savery
- Name
- Noah's Ark
- Date of creation
- 17th c.
- Country
- Flanders
- Technique
- oil painting
- Material
- wood oil
- Dimensions (height x width, cm)
- 41 x 66
Additionally
- Type
- painting
- Genre
- religious
- Plot
- Noah's Ark
- Provenance
- the Lubomirski collection
- Exposition
- Potocki Palace
Information about author
Object description
The tradition of presenting animals as an independent element of works began in the early 16th century. Roelant Savery played an important role in the development of the animalistic genre. His rocky landscapes often represented religious, mythological, or allegorical scenes in which animalistic imagery was significant. He was a naturalist artist who skilfully reproduced the surrounding world. The Lviv painting was influenced by Roelant Savery. It almost completely recreates its prototypes, where detailed animals are depicted against the background of a panoramic landscape. Some animals, such as horses or greyhound dogs, are poorly painted, while others are more naturalistically modelled. The animals' inaccurate appearance indicates that the artist drew them from imagination. Noah's sons walking towards the Ark are depicted behind the main scene.
Legal regulation
Borys Voznytskyi Lviv National Art Gallery
