Adam and Eve Hide Themselves

1540

Heinrich Aldegrever

Associated Names
Heinrich Aldegrever

Artist, German, 1502 - 1555/1561

The image shows two predominantly nude figures alongside a third figure cloaked in robes. The nudity is partially obscured by strategic positioning and gestures. The two nude figures, a male and female, stand closely together, slightly turned toward the cloaked figure, with their arms directed toward their bodies. Both have curly hair, with the male's hair being more prominent. The third person, an older male, has long wavy hair and a beard, and he is depicted gesturing towards the other two with one hand. He wears a flowing robe that drapes over his figure. The background is composed of large, elaborately detailed tree trunks with abundant foliage. Pebbles and rocks are scattered across the foreground.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.218

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. 4, State only


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(sale, C.G. Boerner, Leipzig, May 7-9, 1928, no. 6); purchased by Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891-1979], Jenkintown, PA (Lugt 1760b); gift to NGA, 1943.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1802

  • Bartsch, Adam. Le peintre graveur. 21 vols. Vienna, 1802-1821: Adam. Le peintre graveur. 21 vols. Vienna: J.V. Degen, 1802-1821.

1996

  • The New Hollstein German Engravings, Etchings and Woodcuts, 1400-1700. (Heinrich Aldegreaver, Ursula Mielke, author). Rotterdam: Sound & Vision Interactive, 1996-, no. 4, state only.

Wikidata ID

Q64957321

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