1510
oil
panel
From the collection of Pinacoteca di Brera
Ham Mocking Noah is a 1510 oil by Luini Bernardino, a High Renaissance work, depicting Ham, held at Pinacoteca di Brera.
In the painting, a man sits on a rock, wearing a red cloth draped over his lap. He has a long white beard and is holding his right leg with his left hand. Three other men stand around him, one holding a red cloth and another with his right hand extended. The scene is set in a lush outdoor environment with trees, a stream, and a building in the background. The painting features a mix of earthy tones, with the men's clothing standing out in red, yellow, and blue. The overall atmosphere is one of calmness and serenity. The use of chiaroscuro, a technique that uses strong contrasts between light and dark, adds depth and dimension to the painting.
Ham Mocking Noah is an early 16th century (1510-1515) painting by Bernardino Luini currently in the Brera Gallery in Milan, Italy.
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The subject is the Old Testament story of Noah when drunk. Shem and Japheth averted their eyes from their father's nudity, and covered him, but Ham mocked his father. The story is found in Genesis 9. And Noah began to be a husbandman, and he planted a vineyard. And he drank of the wine and was drunken, and was uncovered within his tent. And Ham saw the nakedness of his father. And Shem and Japheth took a garment, and laid it on both of their shoulders, and covered the nakedness of their father. The story is illustrated in many Biblia Pauperum and the Speculum Humanae Salviationis. It…
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Bernardino Luini (c. 1480/82 – June 1532) was a North Italian painter from Leonardo's circle. Both Luini and Giovanni Antonio Boltraffio were said to have worked with Leonardo directly; he was described to have taken "as much from Leonardo as his native roots enabled him to comprehend". Consequently, many of his works were attributed to Leonardo.
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Bernardino Luini (c. 1480/82 – June 1532) was a north Italian painter from Leonardo's circle during the High Renaissance. Both Luini and Giovanni Antonio Boltraffio were said to have worked with Leonardo directly; he…
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