Garden of Eden

1651

Wenceslaus Hollar after Hans Holbein the Younger after Abraham van Diepenbeeck

Associated Names
Wenceslaus Hollar

Artist, Bohemian, 1607 - 1677

Hans Holbein the Younger

Artist After, German, 1497/1498 - 1543

Abraham van Diepenbeeck

Artist After, Flemish, 1596 - 1675

This is a drawing of a framed scene with a historical or mythological narrative. The central panel depicts a man and a woman near a tree with various animals in a natural setting. The details are highlighted by precise engraving. Surrounding the central scene are figures that may symbolize themes of mortality and time, including an hourglass or scythe. Below the central frame is a skeleton. The drawing is rich in allegorical content, with careful attention to anatomical detail and textural depth, combining nature with classical or biblical motifs.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching with border "Democritus and Heraclitus" (Pennington 233A)

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.4876

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. 1127, State i/iv

  • Series Title

    Dance of Death [Pennington 233-262]

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Fritz Rumpf [1856-1927], Potsdam (Lugt 2161); (sale, C.G. Boerner, Leipzig, May 7-9, 1928, lot 588); purchased by Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891-1979], Jenkintown, PA (Lugt 1760b), 1928; gift to NGA, 1943.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1982

  • Pennington, Richard. A Descriptive Catalogue of the Etched Work of Wenceslaus Hollar 1607-1677. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1982.

1996

  • The New Hollstein German Engravings, Etchings and Woodcuts, 1400-1700. (Wenceslaus Hollar, Simon Turner, author). Rotterdam: Sound & Vision Interactive, 1996-, no. 1127, state i/iv.

Wikidata ID

Q64962439

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