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God creating Eve from Adam's rib. Bible Genesis. Illustrates Thales' concept

God creating Eve from Adam's rib. Bible Genesis. Illustrates Thales' concept of flat earth floating on water with air and fire above. Four Greek elements. From Margarita Philosophica (The Pearl of Philosophy) by Gregor Reisch (Basle, 1508). Woodcut

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John Everett Millais (1829-1896) English artist and founder member of Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood

John Everett Millais (1829-1896) English artist and founder member of Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood. Illustration for the poem The Bishop and the Knight published in The Cornhill Magazine, London, 1862. The Knight penitent before the Bishop who, on hearing his sin, refuses to shrive him. Engraving

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Having created the universe, the Earth and all living creatures, including man, God

Having created the universe, the Earth and all living creatures, including man, God put Adam into a deep sleep and created Eve from Adam's rib. From Hartmann Schedel Liber chronicarum mundi, (Nuremberg Chronicle) Nuremberg, 1493. Woodcut

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