A blinding light descends on Eden in the creation of man and the animals. Etching by J.E. Ridinger after himself, c. 1750.

  • Ridinger, Johann Elias, 1698-1767.
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A blinding light descends on Eden in the creation of man and the animals. Etching by J.E. Ridinger after himself, c. 1750. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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A[ugusta] V[indelicorum] [Augsburg] : J. E. Ridinger

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1 print : etching, with line engraving ; platemark 39.5 x 54.3 cm

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Pictus es o homo, et factus a domino deo tuo, bonum habes artificem atque pictorum, noli bonum delere picturam, non fuco sed veritate fulgentem, non cera expressam, sed gratia. S. Ambros in Hexaem. J.V. Und Gott sprach: Lasset uns Menschen machen, ein Bild, das uns gleich sey; die da herrschen über die Fische im Meer, und über die Vögel unter den Himēl, und über das Vieh, und über die ganze Erde, und über alles Gewürme, das auf Erden kreucht. Gen 1.26 ... German lettering repeated in French. Also: "Joh. Elias Ridinger invenit fec. et excud. A. V. Sihe Brockes gedichte 8ten. theil pag. 84" Bears number (in pencil) bottom right : Th 807/18

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