Schepping van de wereld
in of na 1569
Medium
engraving
Dimensions
104; 79
About this artwork
verzamelaarsmerk, verso, gestempeld: Lugt 240
Art Historical Context
**Schepping van de wereldCreation of the World)**This delicate engraving, titled *Schepping van de wereld—Dutch for "Creation of the"—depicts the biblical genesis narrative from the Book of Genesis. Created by an anonymous artist in or after 1569, it emerges from the vibrant printmaking culture of the late 16th-century Low Countries, a period marked by religious upheaval during the Dutch Revolt and Reformation. Small in scale at just 79 mm high by 104 mm wide, such prints were ideal for personal devotion, book illustrations, or affordable dissemination of sacred imagery amid growing Protestant...
About the Artist
anonymous
In the vast tapestry of art history, "Anonymous" stands not as a singular individual but as a collective designation for countless unidentified creators whose works have endured across millennia. These artists, spanning prehistoric cave painters to medieval illuminators and folk craftsmen, produced the foundational layers of human visual culture. Prior to the Renaissance, when individual fame emer...