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This is a drawing of a seated, muscular, nude male figure holding an apple, positioned atop a tree stump with a large tree trunk in the background. In the scene, there is a pastoral landscape with plants and a castle or estate with turrets visible behind the figure. The drawing is detailed, featuring fine anatomical details in the figure and intricate foliage and background elements. The artwork suggests a focus on natural and human form typical of renascent art.
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This is a drawing of a seated, muscular, nude male figure holding an apple, positioned atop a tree stump with a large tree trunk in the background. In the scene, there is a pastoral landscape with plants and a castle or estate with turrets visible behind the figure. The drawing is detailed, featuring fine anatomical details in the figure and intricate foliage and background elements. The artwork suggests a focus on natural and human form typical of renascent art.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Adam Seated

Sebald Beham

Date
1519
Medium
engraving
Classification
Print
Accession number
1943.3.1157
Credit line
Rosenwald Collection
Time span
1501 to 1550
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • German
  • Seated figure
  • Nude
  • Tree
  • Fruit
  • Man

NGA object ID 4375. 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.