The Creation of Eve
Medium
Woodcut
Dimensions
Sheet: 10 5/16 × 6 5/16 in. (26.2 × 16 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1921
Accession Number
21.35.15
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Art Historical Context
In the bustling workshop of Lucas Cranach the (1515–1586), a leading figure in the German Renaissance this woodcut *The Creation of Eve* captures a pivotal biblical moment from Genesis. Produced by Cranach and his skilled collaborators—whose output was prolific during the Reformation era—the print depicts God forming Eve from Adam's rib the lush Garden of Eden, surrounded by symbolic animals like lions, deer, birds, sheep. These creatures evoke harmony in paradise, a common motif in Northern European art to illustrate humanity's divine origins. As a woodcut on a modest sheet measuring 10 5/16...