Il Tintoretto 1518 – 1594 The Creation of the Animalsoil on canvas (151 × 258 cm) — ca. 1550 Gallerie dell'Accademia, Venice This work is linked to Genesis 1:20 Rate this work of art: |
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Standing behind their creator, the animals still have to wait for a day. The newly-created birds and fish show that this must be the fifth day, whereas (according to Genesis) the animals were not created until the sixth day. The crowded water shows that Jacopo 'Il Tintoretto' Robusti did his best to depict the Creator's command: "Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life [..]". |
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