Bilder Jacob Cats (1577–1660) – Adam and Eve in Paradise – Woodcut and letterpress (c. 1650)

Beskrivning

This print is a leaf from a Dutch moralizing or religious book, featuring an illustrated text describing the first marriage between Adam and Eve in Paradise. The page consists primarily of Dutch text in letterpress, with two woodcut illustrations: a small decorative initial in the text, and a large central image depicting Adam and Eve standing together in the Garden of Eden, surrounded by animals. 

Jacob Cats was a famous Dutch poet, jurist, and moralist whose books, known as emblem books, were enormously popular and provided these illustrated moral lessons for a broad audience. While he was the author of the text and moral concepts, his name is the central attribution associated with the work's creation and publication, consistent with his widely circulated emblems.

Artist or Maker: Jacob Cats

Dimensions: Approximately 40 cm x 36 cm

Medium: Engraving

Date: c. 1650

Condition Report:
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