This is a print of two humans and a snake in a forest setting. The central focus is on a tree with a large serpent coiling around its trunk, its head lowered and its mouth wide open, looking towards a person on the left. To the left and right of the tree stand two nude people, with a man on the left and a woman on the right. The man appears to hold something small behind his back, and his other hand is raised, as if he is speaking with the serpent. On the right, the woman reaches up to pick a piece of fruit from the tree above. The background is filled with trees and foliage, etched in a dense, textured style. The lower right corner features a monogram.
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This is a print of two humans and a snake in a forest setting. The central focus is on a tree with a large serpent coiling around its trunk, its head lowered and its mouth wide open, looking towards a person on the left. To the left and right of the tree stand two nude people, with a man on the left and a woman on the right. The man appears to hold something small behind his back, and his other hand is raised, as if he is speaking with the serpent. On the right, the woman reaches up to pick a piece of fruit from the tree above. The background is filled with trees and foliage, etched in a dense, textured style. The lower right corner features a monogram.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Adam and Eve with Serpent

Hans Baldung Grien

Date
1514
Medium
woodcut
Classification
Print
Accession number
1943.3.924
Credit line
Rosenwald Collection
Time span
1501 to 1550
Department
CG-E

Subjects and terms

  • German
  • Nude
  • Fruit
  • Snake
  • animal
  • Figures

NGA object ID 4142. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.