The Sixth Day (Dies VI), from the series The Creation of the World

God the Father stands within swirling clouds, gesturing toward a standing Eve who emerges while Adam remains in a deep sleep in the foreground. In the background, Adam is shown a second time, walking through the Garden of Eden among a lion, an elephant, and other animals. The circular composition is characterized by the complex, swelling line work typical of Hendrick Goltzius.

This work reflects the Renaissance Neoplatonic interest in the 'Adam Kadmon' or the primordial human. The division of the sexes from the original unified Adam was frequently interpreted by esoteric thinkers as a pivotal stage in the descent of the soul into the material world.