ARTWORKS

The Deluge

Francis Danby (1793–1861)

Tate

The Deluge

Image credit: Tate

How you can use this image

 

This image is available to be shared and re-used under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives licence (CC BY-NC-ND).

You can reproduce this image for non-commercial purposes and you are not able to change or modify it in any way.

Wherever you reproduce the image you must attribute the original creators (acknowledge the original artist(s) and the person/organisation that took the photograph of the work) and any other rights holders.

Review our guidance pages which explain how you can reuse images, how to credit an image and how to find more images in the public domain or with a Creative Commons licence available.

Download
More information

Notes

Add or edit a note on this artwork that only you can see. You can find notes again by going to the ‘Notes’ section of your account.

Danby made his name with epic subjects, often on a large scale. This was his last. The subject is from the Old Testament book of Genesis. God sends a flood to punish mankind’s wickedness but allows Noah and his family to be saved. Noah’s ark is in the background, illuminated by a shaft of moonlight. A stormy sea rages round a rocky peak and massive tree branches, to which humans and animals are clinging desperately. A blood-red sun can be seen setting to the left. In the lower right-hand corner, an angel weeps over the death of a child.

Tate

Art UK Founder Partner

More information
Read more on Tate
Title

The Deluge

Date

exhibited 1840

Medium

Oil on canvas

Measurements

H 284.5 x W 452.1 cm

Accession number

T01337

Acquisition method

Presented by the Friends of the Tate Gallery 1971

Work type

Painting

Tags

See a tag that’s incorrect or offensive? Challenge it and notify Art UK.

Help improve Art UK. Tag artworks and verify existing tags by joining the Tagger community.

Learn more Tag this

Artist or maker

Francis Danby

1793–1861

View profile
  • Disappointed Love
    Disappointed Love Victoria and Albert Museum
  • The Upas, or Poison-Tree, in the Island of Java
    The Upas, or Poison-Tree, in the Island of Java Victoria and Albert Museum
  • The Enchanted Castle
    The Enchanted Castle Victoria and Albert Museum
  • Liensfiord Lake, Norway
    Liensfiord Lake, Norway Victoria and Albert Museum
  • The Delivery of Israel out of Egypt
    The Delivery of Israel out of Egypt Harris Museum & Art Gallery
  • Carisbrooke Castle, Isle of Wight
    Carisbrooke Castle, Isle of Wight Paintings and Sculptures owned by Colleges in the University of Cambridge
  • Scene from Shakespeare's 'The Merchant of Venice': Belmont, in the Garden of Portia's House, Lorenzo and Jessica, Act V, Scene 1
    Scene from Shakespeare's 'The Merchant of Venice': Belmont, in the Garden of Portia's House, Lorenzo and Jessica, Act V, Scene 1 Sir John Soane’s Museum
  • 52 more

Topics