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Adam and Eve,
1504
Albrecht Dürer, 1471–1528; born and died Nuremberg, Germany; active Venice, Italy, and Nuremburg
x1960-28
Dürer acquired fame and fortune throughout Europe with his technically superb and highly imaginative prints. His lifelong preoccupation with the construction and proportions of the human figure is reflected in several engravings featuring male and female nudes, including this celebrated example, in which Adam and Eve are shown in nearly symmetrical and idealized poses. Dürer’s mastery of the engraving technique
is demonstrated in the skillful rendition of different textures, including human and snake skin, animal fur, and tree bark.
is demonstrated in the skillful rendition of different textures, including human and snake skin, animal fur, and tree bark.
More About This Object
Information
Title
Adam and Eve
Dates
1504
Maker
Medium
Engraving
Dimensions
plate: 24.8 × 19.2 cm. (9 3/4 × 7 9/16 in.)
frame: 54.6 × 41.9 × 3.2 cm (21 1/2 × 16 1/2 × 1 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Julie Parsons Redmond
Object Number
x1960-28
Place Made
Europe, Germany, Nuremburg
Inscription
Inscription, monogram, and date in plate on plaque, upper left: ALBERT 9 / DVRER / NORICVS / FACIEBAT / AD [monogram] 1504
Marks/Labels/Seals
Three collector's stamps, verso lower;
Watermark: [bull's head?]
Reference Numbers
Bartsch 1; Dodgson 39; Hollstein 1; Meder 62; Schoch 39
Type
Materials
Techniques
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Adam vom Bartsch, "Volume 7," Le peintre graveur ... (Vienne: J. V. Degen, 1803-05).
, nos. 3–17, pp. 33–39 -
Sylvester Rosa Koehler, A Chronological Catalogue of the Engravings, Dry-points and Etchings of Albert Dürer, as Exhibited at the Grolier Club (New York: The Grolier Club, 1897).
, no. 68, p. 58 - Arthur Mayger Hind, Albrecht Dürer: his engravings and woodcuts (New York: Frederick A. Stokes Company, 1911)., p. 14
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Campbell Dodgson, Albrecht Dürer (London: Medici Society, 1926).
, no. 61, p. 296 - Joseph Meder, Dürer-Katalog, ein handbuch über Albrecht Dürers stiche, radierungen, Holzschnitte, deren zustände, ausgaben und wasserzeichen (Vienna: Gilhofer & Rauschburg, 1932)., no. 3–18, p. 70 (illus.)
- Erwin Panofsky, Albrecht Dürer (Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1945)., no. 1610
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"Recent acquisitions", Record of the Art Museum, Princeton University 20, no. 1 (1961): p. 24-27.
, p. 26 -
F.W.H. Hollstein, “Dürer,” German engravings, etchings, and woodcuts, ca. 1400-1700 (Amsterdam: M. Hertzberger, 1962).
, no. 126 -
Rainer Schoch, Matthias Mende, and Anna Scherbaum, Albrecht Dürer: das druckgraphische Werk (München: Prestel, 2001).
, no. 187
