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Baldung Grien, Hans: Adam and Eve

Image Adam and Eve
1507; Oil on wood, 212 x 85 cm; Uffizi, Florence

Image Adam and Eve (Fall of Man)
1519; Print on woodcut; The University of Michigan Museum of Art, Ann Arbor, MI USA

The painting represents the life-size figure of Adam from the scene of the Fall. The companion-piece showing Eve is also in the same museum. The two panels belonged to a group of four panels containing nude figures, the other two being Venus and Cupid (Rijksmuseum Kröller-Müller, Otterlo) and Judith (Germanisches Nationalmuseum, Nuremberg).

The artist created a strong contrast between the figures Adam and Eve. The characteristic marked contours of Adam manisfest the drawing skills of the artist. The paintings show the influence of Dürer.

Image Adam
1520-23; Wood, 208 x 83.5 cm; Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest

Image Adam (detail)

Image Eve
1520-23; Wood, 208 x 83.5 cm; Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest

Image Eve (detail)

© 14 Oct 2002, Nicolas Pioch - Top - Up - Info
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