De schepping van de wereld schepping van de mens

This circular engraving shows Adam reclining in a deep sleep while Eve stands beside him, appearing to emerge through the divine command of God, who gestures from a bank of clouds. The background depicts a lush landscape where animals like a lion and a stag roam freely. The work uses complex line work to define the musculature of the figures and the textures of the natural world.

As a product of the Haarlem Mannerist circle, this print reflects the Renaissance preoccupation with the origins of the human form as a divine microcosm. The depiction of the first man and woman often served as a foundation for broader philosophical meditations on the 'Anthropos' or Primordial Man found in both Neoplatonic and Hermetic thought.