Then God said: Let us make mankind … The first man thanks his creator manifesting himself in the sun for his life. “Surrounded … by all kinds of animals on the trees, on the ground and in the water”. Up to the green monkey in company of a tail-less bearded monkey and two owls. Etching with engraving. 2^nd h. of the 40s. Inscribed: Joh. Elias Ridinger invenit fec. et excud. A. V. as well as German-French verse from the Bible Gen. 1, 26, Latin verse of St. Ambrose + “(See Brockes poems 8^th part p. 84.)” 39.5 x 53.7 cm.

Thienemann + Schwarz 807. – Plate 1 of the series. – Completely executed drawings + sketches see the 1869 Weigel catalogue of left drawings, Ridinger appendix 779-790. A study for the kneeling Adam still standing here in Augsburg. An enlarged drawn copy with rocaille framing of 1755 by Anton Edler von Weinkopf known. – From the front almost not perceptible small tear below of Adam’s forearm backed acid-freely. Equally top and below for about 1-1.5 cm each the somewhat pressed through platemark.
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The Lord God planted an orchard in the east, Eden … God’s creation celebrates the first sunrise for Adam. As before, but abbreviated “inv.”, Gen. 2, 8 and without reference to Brockes. 39.3 x 54 cm.

Thienemann + Schwarz 808. – Plate 2. – Not perceptible from front, a tear running nearly horizontally for still about 5 cm through the upper right corner of the image as well as three small tears in the white upper margin backed acid-freely. – See the complete description.
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So the Lord God caused the man to fall into a deep sleep … Fortune favours fools – The awakening Adam finds Eve beside him. “All animals are amazed and astonished.” The elephant stretches his trunk to her and “two maiden herons are standing meaningly nearby”. Among them also a pair of ostriches. As before, but inscribed with Joh. El. Ridinger inv. del. et excud. Aug. Vind., Gen. 2, 21 f. + Latin liner by Rupertus Tuit. 38.7 x 53 cm.

Thienemann + Schwarz 811. – Plate 5. – Finished preparatory drawing and two sketches Weigel 794-796. – A streak reaching deeply into the picture-field after its treatment hardly visible only on the picture-side. Several small streaks in the white margin and the platemark above left, where it is a little pressed through, also repaired acid-freely.
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When the woman saw that the tree produced fruit that was good for food … From now on snake + woman are a synonym. “The lust has received, it gives birth to the sin … The lower creature … deeply grieves over that dreadful sacrilege. The green monkey, the gray baboon … turn away the face from the sight” and from their places quite in front grievingly to the beholder. As before, but Johan(n) Elias Ridinger inv. fec. et excud. Aug. Vind., Gen. 3, 6 + Latin line by Ambrose. 39.3 x 54.8 cm.

Thienemann + Schwarz 813. – Plate 7. – Three executed preparatory drawings and sketches each Weigel 797-802, Eve-Adam-draft in Augsburg. – Imperceptible pinhead-small tiny hole in the foliage of the upper margin of the picture, additions in the white paper margin and there also some acid-freely backed tears reaching up to the edge of the picture.
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She also gave some of it to her husband who was with her, and he ate it. As before, but only “Joh.” and Gen. 3,6. 39.1 x 54.7 cm.

Thienemann + Schwarz 814. – Plate 8. – One executed preparatory drawing and three sketches Weigel 803-806. Three sketches in Augsburg for the central group of two, one of which executed. – In the right outer field of the picture five (three larger) acid-freely backed tears not perceptible from the front, one such in the white subfield reaching to the edge of the picture. – See the complete description.
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The Lord God drove Adam out … “Also the snake flees, but the temptation lasts.” As before, but Gen. 3, 24 + Latin line by Chrysostomus. 39.8 x 54.7 cm.

Thienemann + Schwarz 818. – Plate 12. – Two possible sketches in Augsburg. – Pinhead-small tiny hole above between picture and lining, one backed tiny hole in the white upper margin.
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