God stands in the centre of Eden; to the left he breathes life into Adam. Engraving by Scotin, c. 1765.

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c. 1765
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20703i
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God stands in the centre of Eden; to the left he breathes life into Adam. Engraving by Scotin, c. 1765. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Bible. O.T. Genesis 1. The ubiquitous foliage of the border seems also to emanate from Adam's groin, an excessive, baroque expression of shame even at this innocent stage in the Biblical narrative

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Paris (rue S. Jacques à Saint Pierre, près de la rue de la Parcheminerie) : Jean-Baptiste Crépy, c. 1765.

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1 print : line engraving

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Création de l'homme. Dieu apres avoir crée le ciel et la terre ainsi que les animaux chacun selon leurs espace, créa l'homme a son image, en le formant du limont de la terre, et lui ayant repandüe son divin soufle il devint animé, il le mit dans le paradis des delices, ou tout ce qui peut etre agreable s'offrit à ses yeux ... Lettering repeated in Spanish

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