The Tree of Life: The Tree of Seth
The Tree of Life series of prints is typical of the post- Second World War revival of religious subjects. Richards borrows two 15th-century woodcuts from The Legendary History of the Cross (1483), a Dutch book containing 64 woodcuts published by Johann Veldener (born 1486-96).
The screen print illustrates the Tree of Seth from the story of the Tree of Life described in the Book of Genesis. The smaller woodcut depicts Seth planting a seed under Adam’s tongue, while the larger shows that the tree has grown and taken root. Richards added a loose transcription of Bible verses and music notation in the
background.
© Alan Richards
The screen print illustrates the Tree of Seth from the story of the Tree of Life described in the Book of Genesis. The smaller woodcut depicts Seth planting a seed under Adam’s tongue, while the larger shows that the tree has grown and taken root. Richards added a loose transcription of Bible verses and music notation in the
background.
© Alan Richards
Object Summary
- Accession Loan No.
- 446/1980/3
- Collection Class
- Prints
- Medium
- collage technique screen print on paper
- Common Name
- The Tree of Life: The Tree of Seth
- Simple Name
- Inscription Transcription
- Alan Richards 1974/79; 5/20 Tree of Life = The Tree of Seth
- Period Classification
- Modern (1945-)
- Production Town
- Exeter
- Production County
- Devon
- Production Country
- England
- Production Date
- 1974-1979
- Production Person Initials
- Alan
- Production Person Surname
- Richards
- Production Year Low
- 1974
- Production Year High
- 1979
