The Deluge
Details
- Palette
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- Medium
- Glass, painted and stained
- Dimensions
- Overall: 11 ft. 10 1/4 in. × 67 in. (361.3 × 170.2 cm)
- Department
- European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
- Holding institution
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Image provider
- metropolitan-museum-of-art
- License
- CC0-1.0
- Credit
- Purchase, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, 1917
Art Genome Taxonomy
12 tags
Subject Matter
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Water Both · 99%
Floodwater and waves occupy much of the pictorial field, and the catalog explicitly lists Floods as a subject.
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Modes of Transportation Both · 96%
A large sailing vessel and smaller boats are prominent in the scene, corresponding to the catalog subject Boats.
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War and Military Both · 88%
A prominently armored figure appears at the right of the lower narrative scene, and Soldiers is a catalog subject.
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Human Figure Both · 95%
Several human figures are visible across the lower register, corresponding to the catalog subject Men.
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Narrative Visual · 90%
The work presents an event-based scene with a vessel, floodwater, figures, and architectural and landscape details arranged as a pictorial episode.
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Text Visual · 93%
Several lower panels contain clearly visible lines of uppercase inscription, making written text a substantial visual element.
Visual Qualities
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Highly Ornamented Visual · 94%
The surround contains paired columns, capitals, moldings, patterned bands, and densely worked decorative panels.
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Symmetrical Visual · 87%
The architectural frame is strongly bilateral, with paired side columns and balanced decorative elements around the central image.
Medium and Techniques
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Glass and Ceramics Both · 98%
The catalog identifies the medium as glass, painted and stained; the image shows colored and translucent glass with painted linear and modeled details.
Time Periods
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16th Century Art Metadata · 99%
The catalog dates the work to 1531.
Geographic Regions
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French Art Metadata · 92%
The catalog identifies Valentin Bousch as French.
Materials
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Stained Glass Both · 99%
The Metropolitan Museum of Art classifies the work as a stained-glass window, and the image visibly shows assembled colored glass sections divided by dark lead cames.
Source & rights
Valentin Bousch. The Deluge. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.