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Woodcut: a haloed, robed God reaches toward Eve emerging from sleeping nude Adam, in a forest with animals, a moon and stars.

God Creating Eve from Adam, Woodcut after Hans Brosamer, 1549

A 1549 woodcut after Hans Brosamer shows a haloed, robed God with a hand reaching toward Eve as she emerges from the sleeping, nude Adam, who lies in a dense forest. Animals, trees, a crescent moon and stars fill the surrounding landscape, and a monogram is visible on a tree trunk.

Artist
Hans Brosamer
Date
1549
Medium
Woodcuts
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 2945 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1549.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

Stories of the Old TestamentNight and Dreams16th century1540s1549woodcutrenaissance printanimalsforestadam and evegodbiblical printshans brosamer

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