Adam and Eve (Fall of Man) / Hans Baldung Grien

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Accession Number
1959/2.91
Title
Adam and Eve (Fall of Man)
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
Print
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.
Primary Keywords
adam
apple
bible
eve
genesis
leaf
nudes
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547 x 1405
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Record
1959/2.91
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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 March 19, 2024.
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