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  • Abraham and his men begin to circumcise themselves. Etching by M. van der Gucht after G. Hoet.
  • The building of a ziggurat, perhaps the Tower of Babel; bricks are burned and chiselled. Etching.
  • Lot and his daughters find rest and begin to drink; Lot stares into one of his daughters' eyes. Engraving after A. Diepenbeeck.
  • God creates man in the Garden of Eden. Coloured etching, 17--.
  • Cain kills Abel under a stormy sky. Wood engraving by H. Pisan after G. Dore.
  • Abraham falls on his knees before the three angels. Engraving after Lucas van Leyden.
  • God creates Eve; she tempts Adam. Engraving by Scotin, c. 1765.
  • Six men construct a section of the Tower of Babel. Etching by Cowley after S. Wale.
  • God creates light over the waters. Wood engraving by Thompson after J. Martin.
  • Surrounded by animals in the Garden of Eden, Eve ascends from Adam's side. Line engraving by J. Haeyler after C. van den Broeck.
  • The two angels visiting Lot's house in Sodom strike blind the rapacious mob outside. Line engraving by P. Galle after A. Blocklandt.
  • Noah, drunk and naked, being covered in a garment by his sons, Shem and Japheth; with a border of naked men holding medallions. Halftone after Michelangelo.
  • Lot and his daughters take refuge in a cave and begin their debauch; outside, his wife, now a pillar of salt, faces the burning city of Sodom. Etching by D. Bonavera.
  • Jacob wrestles with the angel on a hilltop. Etching by R. Earlom, 1766, after S. Rosa.
  • Jacob wrestles with the angel on a hilltop. Etching with aquatint by R. Earlom, 1766, after S. Rosa.
  • The serpent passes the fruit to Eve while Adam holds onto a branch. Line engraving after A. Durer.
  • God creating Eve out of Adam. Line engraving.
  • The builders of the Tower of Babel start to argue as their language is confounded. Etching by M. van der Gucht after G. Hoet, c. 1700.
  • An angel intervenes as Abraham prepares to sacrifice Isaac. Mezzotint.
  • Eve shows Adam the apple she has bitten. Etching by W. Unger after J. Palma the elder.
  • Adam and Eve conceal their nakedness; in the distance they receive clothes from God. Line engraving by J. Haeyler after C. van den Broeck.
  • God creates the sun, moon and earth. Etching by H. Moses after A. Canova.
  • Joseph flees from Potiphar's wife as she attempts to seduce him. Lithograph by Franz Hanfstaengl after Carlo Cignani.
  • Men build the ark while revellers play; God supervises. Engraving.
  • Joseph being seduced by Potiphar's wife. Engraving by J. Frey after C. Cignani.
  • Potiphar's wife tumbles on her bed with a terrified Joseph. Stipple engraving by W. Nutter after R. Cosway, 1802.
  • A woman is swept away by the tempestuous deluge; a small company of people on a hill try to save themselves; a serpent slithers beside them. Mezzotint after J. Martin.
  • Tamar giving birth to Pharez and Zarah aided by a midwife and many assistants. Engraving by H. Muller after M. van Heemskerck.
  • A huge angel stands atop Noah's ark, its back turned towards the entwined mass of drowning creatures; people pray and one holds her baby aloft; serpents tussle among the dying. Etching by L. Friedrich after W. Kaulbach.
  • God creating Eve out of Adam and blessing her as she emerges into the splendors of Eden. Wood engraving.