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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.

St Elizabeth's Flood, 18-19 November 1421

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

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