Adam and Eve

1511

Hans Baldung Grien

Associated Names
Hans Baldung Grien

Artist, German, 1484/1485 - 1545

The image depicts two full-length nude figures—a man and a woman—standing in a natural setting. The woman is holding a fruit-like object, with long flowing hair and a focused expression, gazing downward. The man has a bearded face, curly hair, and is reaching his hand around to touch the woman's shoulder. They are surrounded by detailed natural elements like tree trunks and foliage. A serpent coils around a tree trunk to the right, with a sign above the figures reading "Lapsus Humani Generis." The ground is rocky with grass tufts and small animals nearby.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    chiaroscuro woodcut

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 37.5 x 25.7 cm (14 3/4 x 10 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1950.17.7

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hollstein, no. 3

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1990

  • Eva/Ave: Woman in Renaissance and Baroque Prints, NGA, 1990, no. 70, repro.

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

1990

  • Russell 1990, cat.no.70.

Wikidata ID

Q65226909

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