Adam en Eva in het paradijs

Adam and Eve stand flanking the Tree of Knowledge, where a serpent with a human head winds through the branches. The foreground and background are populated with various animals—including a lion, an elephant, and a camel—representing the peace of Paradise. In the distance, a smaller scene depicts the couple being cast out of the garden by an angel after their transgression.

As a core work of Haarlem Mannerism, this print reflects the era's preoccupation with the 'Primordial Man' and the Fall, a central theme in Hermetic and Neoplatonic thought regarding the human soul's descent into the material realm.