The Expulsion from the Garden of Eden

1460/1480

Workshop of Master of the Aachen Madonna

Associated Names
German 15th Century

Artist

Master of the Aachen Madonna

Related Artist, German, active c. 1460/1480

The image shows three figures. The person on the left is standing with one arm extended upwards, holding a sword, and wearing a robe-like garment with long sleeves and a belted waist. The other two figures are standing closely together; one with a beard and longer flowing hair while the other has shorter hair, and both are shown without clothing except for fig leaves covering their lower bodies. They exhibit distressed expressions. In the background, there is a tree with green foliage and architectural elements resembling a decorative arch. The ground is depicted with green plants and foliage.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    metalcut, hand-colored in green, red lake, and yellow

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 4.7 × 3.5 cm (1 7/8 × 1 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.690

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Schreiber, no. 2176

  • Series Title

    Five Scenes from a Passion Series

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Martin Aufhäuser [1875-1944], Munich, Holland, and Los Angeles; [1] Lessing J. Rosenwald, Jenkintown, PA; gift to NGA, 1943.
[1] For complete information on Aufhäuser's collection, see Rosenwald Papers, box 9, and Richard S. Field, Fifteenth Century Woodcuts and Metalcuts, Washington, D.C., 1965, Preface (np).

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1965

  • Fifteenth-Century Woodcuts and Metalcuts from the Collection of the National Gallery of Art, NGA, 1965-1966, no. 316, repro.

  • Selected 15th Century Prints from the Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection, National Gallery of Art, Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA, 1965, no. 38a.

Bibliography

1926

  • Schreiber, Wilhelm Ludwig. Handbuch de Holz- und Metailschnitte des XV Jahrhunderts. 8 vols. Leipzig: Verlag Karl W. Hierseman, 1926-1930.

1965

  • Field, Richard S. Fifteenth Century Woodcuts and Metalcuts from the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.. Exh. cat. Washington: National Gallery of Art, 1965.

Wikidata ID

Q64962938

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