Creation of Eve

1547

Augustin Hirschvogel

Associated Names
Augustin Hirschvogel

Artist, German, 1503 - 1553

This is a detailed drawing of a scene featuring a bearded figure seated on the ground, with another figure emerging from the earth receiving a gesture. Various animals like cows, lions, and birds are around them, with trees in the background. Celestial bodies like the sun, moon, and stars are shown above. The design features intense contrast, fine lines, and detailed textures.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1950.17.96

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Schwarz 1971, no. 79

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1965

  • The Old Testament in Prints from the Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection, University of Notre Dame Art Gallery, Notre Dame, IN, 1965.

Bibliography

1917

  • -- see Schwarz 1917 for full citation -- use 'Schwarz 1971' for Hirschvogel's "Konkordanz" prints only

1999

  • Baroffio, Giacomo, Iter Liturgicum Italicum. Padova (1999): 303

Wikidata ID

Q65219676

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