Léon-François Comerre (French, 1850-1916) Le Déluge, ca.1911 Nantes, Arrondissement de Nantes, Pays de la Loire The story of the flood occurs in chapters 6–9 of the Book of Genesis, the first book of the Bible. Ten generations after the creation of Adam, God saw that the earth was corrupt and filled with violence, and he decided to destroy what he had created.





















