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This is a drawing of a scene featuring a large tree with a serpent wrapped around its trunk. In front of the tree, there are two figures interacting with the tree's fruits. In the background, there is architecture resembling a religious building, along with rolling hills and additional figures. The image is rendered in a detailed illustrative style.
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This is a drawing of a scene featuring a large tree with a serpent wrapped around its trunk. In front of the tree, there are two figures interacting with the tree's fruits. In the background, there is architecture resembling a religious building, along with rolling hills and additional figures. The image is rendered in a detailed illustrative style.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Adam and Eve

Lucas van Leyden

Date
1516/1519
Medium
woodcut
Dimensions
sheet: 24.2 × 17.2 cm (9 1/2 × 6 3/4 in.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
1943.3.5699
Credit line
Rosenwald Collection
Time span
1501 to 1550
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Portfolio and series

Series
The Small Power of Women Series

Subjects and terms

  • Dutch
  • Tree
  • Fruit
  • Female nude
  • Snake
  • Male nude

NGA object ID 8623. 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.