Adam and Eve (Fall of Man) / Hans Baldung Grien
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Record Details
- Accession Number
- 1959/2.91
- Title
- Adam and Eve (Fall of Man)
- Artist
- Hans Baldung Grien
- Artist Nationality
- German
- Artist Life Dates
- 1484/85-1545
- Medium and Support
- woodcut on paper
- Object Creation Date
- 1519
- Object Creation Place
- Europe (continent)
- Germany (nation)
- Creation Place 1
- Europe (continent)
- Creation Place 2
- Germany (nation)
- Credit Line
- Museum Purchase
- Inscription
- Signed on block, l.r.: IGB Dated on block, l.l.: 1519 Ex COll: Fürst zu Fürstenberg (stamp, green, verso) Lugt: 2811
- Dimensions
- 26.4 cm x 10.5 cm (10 3/8 in. x 4 1/8 in.)
- Century
- 16th century
- Primary Object Classification
- Primary Object Type
- relief print
- Physical Description
- This black and white print has a long vertical format showing two nude figures standing in front of a tree trunk. The female is holding an apple in each hand and has her left foot resting on a tablet with the letters HGB. Her face is turned to look at the figure behind her. This figure holds her shoulder with one hand and with the other places a leafy branch in front of her genitalia. On the bottom left corner is a date 1519.
- Subject Matter
- This woodcut print depicts a scene from the Book of Genesis in the Bible, Genesis 3:1-7. After Adam and Eve have eaten the forbidden fruit, they are aware of the nakedness and cover themselves with fig leaves. The gestures of the figures suggest the erotic aspects of Adam and Eve's post-fall state of sin.
- Secondary Keywords
- allegory and literature
- figures
- fruit
- leaves
- old testament
- people and occupations
- plants
- the natural world
- torah
- Rights
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Technical Details
- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 547 x 1405
- File Size
- 123 KB
- Record
- 1959/2.91
- Link to this Item
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"Adam and Eve (Fall of Man); Hans Baldung Grien." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1959-sl-2.91/1959_2.91.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 23, 2024.