Heinrich Aldegrever (1501-1555)
Heinrich Aldegrever (1501-1555) - The Fall of Mankind / Description: The Power of Death/ Allegory of Original Sin and Death:The Fall of Mankind; Eve standing at right, picking an apple from the Tree of Knowledge with her right hand and passing another with her left hand to Adam seated at left; from a series of eight engravings. 1541. From collection Nagler and Royal collection Berlin (Veraussert) / Dimensions: 7,60 x 5,10 cm Good contrasted impression in good condition. On laid paper with tread margins, uneven on plate border at left. / Literature: Hollstein / Dutch and Flemish c. 1450-1700 - 3 Hollstein / German engravings, etchings and woodcuts c.1400-1700 (17 a and b) Engraving
