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About

Lively etched lines add texture and definition to the tree that Satan hides behind. Most of the prints in this gallery show multiple engraving techniques, namely: mezzotint, etching, and roulette. The dotted patterns across this wooded landscape are created with a roulette, a tiny spiked wheel that can be rolled across the surface of the plate. These marks, along with the etched lines, intensify and darken parts of the image. Satan appears jealous, angry, and vengeful as he spies Adam and Eve in a blissful embrace. Martin underscores their separate worlds by leaving the space that lies between Satan and the couple undefined.