1526
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
The Creation of Eve is a 1526 ink by Hans Lützelburger, a Renaissance work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This image shows a busy black-and-white scene with lots of swirling lines and small figures. At the center, a standing person reaches toward a smaller figure rising from the ground. Around them, other shapes float—some look like clouds, others like faces or hands. The lines create a sense of movement, almost like wind or water. The artist packed a lot into the small space, using sharp lines to show energy. This isn’t a realistic scene—it’s more like a story told through symbols. Want to see more like this? Look up woodcut.
Hans Lützelburger (died June 1526), also known as Hans Franck, was a German blockcutter ("formschneider") for woodcuts, regarded as one of the finest of his day.
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