In Tate Britain
Walk Through British Art: 1780
Free entry- Artist
- Jacob More c.1740–1793
- Medium
- Oil paint on canvas
- Dimensions
- Support: 1504 × 2046 × 37 mm
frame: 1810 × 2331 × 105 mm - Collection
- Tate
- Acquisition
- Purchased with assistance from Tate Patrons and Tate Members 2008
- Reference
- T12758
Display caption
More’s paintings were admired for their celebration of the beauty and power of nature. Here he creates a mysterious image on the popular artistic theme of the deluge. A story of a deluge, a huge flood sent as punishment by god to destroy a civilisation, is common to many faiths and cultures. This work illustrates a story from the Bible. God sends a flood to kill all life, but instructs Noah to build a large ship, the Ark. This allows Noah to save his family and examples of all the world’s animals.
Gallery label, September 2019
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- landscape(25,891)
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- river(7,970)
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- actions: expressive(2,635)
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- comforting(76)
- gesticulating(122)
- pleading(34)
- head in hand / hands(273)
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- prayer(103)
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