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Panoramic painting of a flood: people in rowboats rescue goods and animals in the foreground, with a town of spires and sailing ships beyond.

De Sint Elisabethsvloed, 18-19 november 1421 met de stad Dordrecht op de achtergrond

A panoramic flood scene painted on panel shows a low-lying town with church spires beneath a wide sky. In the foreground, figures in rowboats and wading among pigs, cattle and sheep rescue belongings from rising water, while sailing ships float beyond the shore.

Artist
Master of the St Elizabeth Panels
Date
1490-1495
Medium
Source
Rijksmuseum
Size
3440 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Rijksmuseum marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1495.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Rijksmuseum, image license https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Español: Inundación de Santa Isabel, 18-19 de noviembre de 1421

Una escena panorámica de inundación, pintada sobre tabla, muestra un pueblo bajo con campanarios bajo un cielo amplio. En primer plano, personas en botes y vadeando entre cerdos, vacas y ovejas rescatan pertenencias del agua que sube, mientras barcos de vela flotan más allá de la orilla.

Português: Inundação de Santa Isabel, 18-19 de novembro de 1421

Uma cena panorâmica de inundação, pintada em painel, mostra uma cidade baixa com torres de igreja sob um céu amplo. No primeiro plano, pessoas em barcos e vadeando entre porcos, vacas e ovelhas resgatam pertences da água que sobe, enquanto navios à vela flutuam além da margem.

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