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The image depicts two full-length nude figures—a man and a woman—standing in a natural setting. The woman is holding a fruit-like object, with long flowing hair and a focused expression, gazing downward. The man has a bearded face, curly hair, and is reaching his hand around to touch the woman's shoulder. They are surrounded by detailed natural elements like tree trunks and foliage. A serpent coils around a tree trunk to the right, with a sign above the figures reading "Lapsus Humani Generis." The ground is rocky with grass tufts and small animals nearby.
National Gallery of Art · Print
Adam and Eve
Hans Baldung Grien
- Date
- 1511
- Medium
- chiaroscuro woodcut
- Dimensions
- sheet: 37.5 x 25.7 cm (14 3/4 x 10 1/8 in.)
- Classification
- Accession number
- 1950.17.7
- Credit line
- Rosenwald Collection
- Time span
- 1501 to 1550
- Department
- CG-E
Subjects and terms
- German
- Tree
- Female nude
- Snake
- chiaroscuro
- Male nude
- Writing
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