Adam and Eve

Albrecht Dürer1504

Details

Title: Adam and Eve
Creator: Albrecht Dürer
Date Created: 1504
Signatures / Inscriptions: Signed in plate, upper left
Print State: Fourth state (second finished state)
Object Type: Prints, works of art
Object Link: See this artwork on the Davison Art Center website
Object Credit Line: Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University. Gift of John E. Andrus III (B.A. Wesleyan 1933), 1991
Materials & Techniques: Engraving on wove paper. Watermark: Ox Head (to be identified)
Keywords: Adam and Eve, Bible, nudes, Old Testament, religions, religious art
Image Credit Line: Open Access Image from the Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University (http://www.wesleyan.edu/dac/openaccess)
Dimensions: Plate dimensions: 250 mm x 193 mm (9.84 in. x 7.6 in.). Sheet dimensions: 254 mm x 197 mm (10 in. x 7.76 in.).
Bibliography: Bartsch 1; Joseph Meder 1, 2b or 2c but without wiping scratches through ibex, upper right, or on Adam’s thigh and hip
Associated People: Created by Albrecht Dürer (German, 1471-1528)
Accession Number: 1991.33.1

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