Creation of eve; eve kneels before god in paradise; adam lies on the ground resting his head in his hand; the circular design is surrounded by swirling waves and fishes and a ring of clouds containing stars and a moon; angels, half-length, encircle the central scene and some play instruments, surmounted by god; at the corners are the four winds, blowing heads; a copy of a woodcut designed by holbein for luther's german translation of the old testament, 'das alte testament deutsch', basel 1523 (hollstein 64a). Illustration to willem vorsterman's 'de bibel' (antwerp, 1528)
woodcut. Date: 1528. Dimensions: Height: 170 mm; Width: 165 mm. Medium: paper. Depicted People: Eve. Collection: British Museum. Print, book-illustration (BM 1923,1112.11)
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