Expulsion from Eden

1604

Jan Pietersz Saenredam after Abraham Bloemaert

Associated Names
Jan Pietersz Saenredam

Artist, Dutch, 1565 - 1607

Jan Pietersz Saenredam

Publisher, Dutch, 1565 - 1607

Abraham Bloemaert

Artist After, Dutch, 1566 - 1651

The image shows two full bodies of people and the partial body of a figure in the sky. The central female figure is standing with her arms clasped in front of her chest, gazing upwards. She has long, wavy hair cascading down her back and a serene expression. Beside her, there is a male figure kneeling on the ground, pulling at her drapery. Above them, an angelic figure with wings is positioned within the clouds, appearing to descend towards the pair. The background showcases detailed trees with twisted branches and lush foliage. The ground is adorned with various plants and there is a snake at the bottom right corner.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 27.5 x 19.9 cm (10 13/16 x 7 13/16 in.)
    sheet: 29.5 x 22.2 cm (11 5/8 x 8 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1994.50.4

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hollstein, no. 4, State i/ii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Private collection (indistinct armorial mark); Jan Baptist de Graaf, Amsterdam [1742-1804] (Lugt 1120); Heinrich Schwarz, Vienna (Lugt 1372); (sale, Sotheby's, New York, 12 May 1994, lot 172); (David Tunick, New York); purchased by NGA, 1994.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2007

  • Fabulous Journeys and Faraway Places: Travels on Paper, 1450 - 1700, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 2007

Bibliography

1949

  • Hollstein, F.W.H. et al. German engravings, etchings and woodcuts ca. 1400-1700. 8 vols. Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberger, 1954-1868. Dutch and Flemish etchings, engravings and woodcuts, ca. 1450-1700. Vols. I-XV, XVIII, XIX. Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberge

Inscriptions

lower right in plate: A. Bloemaert inuen. / J. Saenredam sculp. 4; four line Latin text across bottom in plate: Reddita ... siluas; by later hand, lower center verso in graphite: DTTC

Watermarks

shield with bee hives (?)

Wikidata ID

Q75125284

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