Sicut autem erat in diebus Noe translates to "As it was in the days of Noah" from the Bible (Matthew 24:37-39),
Dirck Barendsz (Amsterdam 1534 - Amsterdam 1592)
Category
Art / Prints
Date
c. 1591
Materials
ink on paper.
Measurements
353 x 451 mm
Collection
Saltram, Devon
NT 873018.10.11
Summary
(Folio 11, recto) Mankind before the flood. A group of naked couples, embracing and kissing, sit around a table under a canopy draped over 1the branch of a tree as the Deluge takes place; a female musician plays a cello and at right a waitress brings in a chicken on a dish; in the distance is Noah's ark floating on the rising water; after Barendsz
Marks and inscriptions
Below centre: Numbered below centre "I". Lettered below left "Theodor: Bernard: inventor / Baptista Pansier scalps: / Parmiensis formis .". Lettered in margin in the centre "SICVT AVTEM ERAT IN / DIEBUS NOE . Matt.24." and on either side two columns, each three lines "Ut quondam ... gaudia mensas".
Makers and roles
Dirck Barendsz (Amsterdam 1534 - Amsterdam 1592), painter