The Creation of Eve

c. 1526

Hans Lützelburger after Hans Holbein the Younger

Associated Names
Hans Lützelburger

Artist, German, active 1517-1526

Hans Holbein the Younger

Artist After, German, 1497/1498 - 1543

This is a painting of a scene in a natural setting with celestial elements. The image shows a crowned figure with a radiant aura kneeling beside a reclining, unclothed figure. Surrounding this scene are various animals, including birds, a dog, and grazing creatures, with a backdrop of trees. The sky above is filled with clouds, stars, celestial faces, beams of light, the sun, and the moon amidst swirling clouds. The style is reminiscent of Albrecht Dürer, known for intricate woodcuts and detailed engravings featuring nature, human form, and celestial bodies.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1954.12.72

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Passavant, no. 1


Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1860

  • Passavant, Johann David. Le peintre-graveur, contenant l'histoire de la gravure sur bois, sur metalet au buring jusque vers la fin du XVI siecle .... 6 vols. Leipzig: Rudolph Weigel, 1860-1864.

1949

  • Hollstein, F.W.H. et al. German engravings, etchings and woodcuts, ca. 1400-1700. Vol. XIV A. Roosendaal, 1988: no. 99, 1.

Wikidata ID

Q65226932

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