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Creation of Adam

(Netherlandish, 1550–about 1600)
(Netherlandish, 1524–1591)
before 1585
Medium/TechniqueEngraving
DimensionsPlate: 19.2 x 26.9 cm (7 9/16 x 10 9/16 in.)
Sheet: 22.2 x 29.8 cm (8 3/4 x 11 3/4 in.)
Credit LineThe Lloyd and Vivian Hawes Collection
Accession number2000.717
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ClassificationsPrints
InscriptionsIn plate UL: NUNCUPA OMNIA ANIMANTIA. In plate UR: IEHOVA DEUS INSPIRABAT IPSI SPIRITUM VITALEM IN NARES EIUS ATQ3. ITA HOMO FuIT ANIMA VIVENS. In plate LL: JSadeler fecit cjVisscher excu. Cris iv I In plate at bottom: Exiguo fingit mortalia corpora limo, Materiam terra suppeditante, Deus. Genes. C2.V.7. Later inscriptions or marks: Verso LL in graphite pencil: 17.2
ProvenanceLloyd and Vivian Hawes, Wellesley, MA; her bequest to MFA, June 2000.