Adam and Eve

1519

Hans Baldung Grien

Associated Names
Hans Baldung Grien

Artist, German, 1484/1485 - 1545

The image shows two figures - a man and a woman depicted in a vertical woodcut style. The man is slightly behind and to the left of the woman. Both figures are unclothed, with the woman holding a branch with leaves covering her lower abdomen. They are situated in a textured landscape with a tree trunk and vegetation details. The man stands on a decorative base, while the woman leans against the tree trunk. Textural lines in the background create depth in the scene.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 25.8 x 10.1 cm (10 3/16 x 4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.925

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hollstein, no. 2

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1990

  • Eva/Ave: Woman in Renaissance and Baroque Prints, NGA, 1990, no. 72, 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.72.

Wikidata ID

Q64957225

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