This ornate frame is composed of two cornucopias, agricultural tools, and the skeletal figures of Adam and Eve on either side. Eve, positioned on the left, gazes at the apple that led to the Fall of Man. Adam, on the right, looks at a leaf inscribed with the Latin phrase 'Pulvis es et in pulverem reverteris' (Dust you are, to dust you shall return). At the top center, Noah and his wife hold the coat of arms of Ferdinand II of Tirol.
Artist: Johann Sadeler (I) Title: Ornate Frame with Symbols of Mortality and Abundance Date: 1586
Related tags: johann sadeler (i), ornate frame, adam and eve, fall of man, ferdinand ii of tirol, noah and his wife
