A woodcut decorating the title page of Johan Geiler von Kayersberg's Seelen Paradiss. The woodcut depicts Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden just after having eaten the fruit of the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil. They are shown covering themselves, each holding an apple while God looks on. In the bottom right of the scene, an angel carrying a sword guards the gate to the garden.
A woodcut decorating the title page of Johan Geiler von Kayersberg's Seelen Paradiss. The woodcut depicts Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden just after having eaten the fruit of the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil. They are shown covering themselves, each holding an apple while God looks on. In the bottom right of the scene, an angel carrying a sword guards the gate to the garden.
A woodcut depicting Adam and Eve eating from the Tree of Knowledge as God looks on from Heaven. To the right, they are expelled from Eden by an angel wielding a sword. A set of four decorative woodcuts create a border around the main image and depict plants and birds.
A woodcut depicting Adam and Eve eating from the Tree of Knowledge as God looks on from Heaven. To the right, they are expelled from Eden by an angel wielding a sword. A set of four decorative woodcuts create a border around the main image and depict plants and birds.
A woodcut depicting Adam and Eve being driven from the garden of Eden by an angel. The woodcut is accompanied by a verse from Genesis 3 translated into French (top) and then reformatted into verse (bottom).
A woodcut depicting Adam and Eve being driven from the garden of Eden by an angel. The woodcut is accompanied by a verse from Genesis 3 translated into French (top) and then reformatted into verse (bottom).
A woodcut border to Luther's Den auszerwölte[n] lieben Gottes, allen gelydern Chrysti zuo Augspurg : seinen liebe[n] herren vnd brüdern printed in 1524. The border is composed of five separate woodcuts depicting Adam and Eve (sides), a pair of dragons flanking shields (bottom), a gryphon (center), and an owl (top).
A woodcut border to Luther's Den auszerwölte[n] lieben Gottes, allen gelydern Chrysti zuo Augspurg : seinen liebe[n] herren vnd brüdern printed in 1524. The border is composed of five separate woodcuts depicting Adam and Eve (sides), a pair of dragons flanking shields (bottom), a gryphon (center), and an owl (top).
Altdorfer, Erhard, approximately 1480-approximately 1570
The title page of Martin Luther's Low German translation of the Bible featuring a collection of biblical scenes and symbols based on Lucas Cranach the Elder's painting, "Law and Gospel" (or "Sin and Redemption"). On the left of the image are scenes representing Law/Sin, including: a dead tree, Moses receiving the Ten Commandments, Adam and Eve, the brazen serpent, and a corpse lying atop a tomb.
The title page of Martin Luther's Low German translation of the Bible featuring a collection of biblical scenes and symbols based on Lucas Cranach the Elder's painting, "Law and Gospel" (or "Sin and Redemption"). On the left of the image are scenes representing Law/Sin, including: a dead tree, Moses receiving the Ten Commandments, Adam and Eve, the brazen serpent, and a corpse lying atop a tomb.
A woodcut depicting Adam laboring beside a skeleton (representing Death) while Eve feeds their child in the background. The woodcut is accompanied by a verse from Genesis 2 translated into French (top) and then reformatted into verse (bottom).
A woodcut depicting Adam laboring beside a skeleton (representing Death) while Eve feeds their child in the background. The woodcut is accompanied by a verse from Genesis 2 translated into French (top) and then reformatted into verse (bottom).
A woodcut depicting God creating Eve from one of Adam's ribs. The woodcut is accompanied by a verse from Genesis 1-2 translated into French (top) and then reformatted into verse (bottom).
A woodcut depicting God creating Eve from one of Adam's ribs. The woodcut is accompanied by a verse from Genesis 1-2 translated into French (top) and then reformatted into verse (bottom).
A woodcut depicting Adam and Eve eating from the Tree of Knowledge, thus committing the Original Sin. The woodcut is accompanied by a verse from Genesis 3 translated into French (top) and then reformatted into verse (bottom).
A woodcut depicting Adam and Eve eating from the Tree of Knowledge, thus committing the Original Sin. The woodcut is accompanied by a verse from Genesis 3 translated into French (top) and then reformatted into verse (bottom).
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