The Fall of Man (Der Sündenfall)

About this work

This print shows two figures standing back-to-back in a dark, tangled forest. Their arms reach upward, gripping branches as if struggling to escape. The thick black lines carve deep shadows, leaving their faces and bodies almost lost in the chaos of bark and leaves. The artist used sharp contrasts—black ink against pale paper—to make the scene feel heavy and urgent. The woodcut technique (carving into wood blocks) creates those bold, jagged edges everywhere. Look up woodcut to see how artists like this one make prints by cutting away wood.