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The Fall and Redemption of Man

Albrecht Altdorfer

Cleveland Museum of Art

The Fall and Redemption of Man by Albrecht Altdorfer: Four black-and-white woodcut scenes arranged in two rows of two on an off-white background. The top-left scene depicts two nude men and an angel amidst flames; one man holds a sword. The top-right scene shows six people gathered around a cylindrical object in a room. The bottom-left scene features people standing or sitting in and around an arched entryway; one person stands on stairs. The bottom-right scene depicts an angel pointing towards a man with a halo sitting at a desk.

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616 × 900 px
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