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The image shows a man and a woman standing next to each other in a forest setting. The man has curly hair and a muscular build, looking towards the woman. The woman has long hair and holds an apple. Both are nude with leaves covering their lower bodies. The surroundings feature large trees, vegetation, and various animals at their feet. A parrot is perched on a branch held by the man, with a sign hanging from it. A serpent is seen beside the woman, and the forest extends into rocky cliffs in the background.
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The image shows a man and a woman standing next to each other in a forest setting. The man has curly hair and a muscular build, looking towards the woman. The woman has long hair and holds an apple. Both are nude with leaves covering their lower bodies. The surroundings feature large trees, vegetation, and various animals at their feet. A parrot is perched on a branch held by the man, with a sign hanging from it. A serpent is seen beside the woman, and the forest extends into rocky cliffs in the background.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Adam and Eve

Albrecht Dürer

Date
1504
Medium
engraving on laid paper
Dimensions
sheet (trimmed to plate): 25.3 × 19.6 cm (9 15/16 × 7 11/16 in.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
1943.3.3491
Credit line
Rosenwald Collection
Time span
1501 to 1550
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • German
  • Parrot
  • Fruit
  • Female nude
  • Trees
  • Snake
  • Male nude
  • Cats
  • animal
Provenance

Constantin Raderschatt [mid-19th century], Cologne (Lugt 623); (sale, C.G. Boerner, Leipzig, May 7-9, 1928, lot 374); purchased by Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891-1979], Jenkintown, PA (Lugt 1760b); gift to NGA, 1943.

Inscription

in plate, upper left, on hanging tablet: ALBERT [9 shaped form] / DVRER / NORICVS / FACIEBAT / AD [artist's monogram] 1504; verso, top center, in graphite by a later hand: alb[?]t [?]ü[?] [Albrecht Dürer?]; verso, lower left, in graphite by a later hand: a. Dürer / B. 1; verso, lower left, in graphite by a later hand: 374; verso, lower right, in graphite by a later hand: g [?]

Watermarks

bull's head (Meder 62)

NGA object ID 6609. 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.