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This image depicts a natural setting with various animals and a human figure. The scene includes cows, a ram, a goat, a hare, a deer, and birds in a tree. The animals are peaceful, surrounded by foliage, with a calm landscape in the background. The central figure is interacting with the animals and nature, evoking unity between humans and the natural world. The drawing has a classical aesthetic with detailed anatomy and texture, aiming to capture the beauty and balance of nature.
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This image depicts a natural setting with various animals and a human figure. The scene includes cows, a ram, a goat, a hare, a deer, and birds in a tree. The animals are peaceful, surrounded by foliage, with a calm landscape in the background. The central figure is interacting with the animals and nature, evoking unity between humans and the natural world. The drawing has a classical aesthetic with detailed anatomy and texture, aiming to capture the beauty and balance of nature.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Adam Naming the Animals

Jan Pietersz Saenredam after Abraham Bloemaert

Date
1604
Medium
engraving on laid paper
Dimensions
plate: 27.5 x 19.7 cm (10 13/16 x 7 3/4 in.) sheet: 29.6 x 22.3 cm (11 5/8 x 8 3/4 in.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
1994.50.1
Credit line
Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund
Time span
1601 to 1650
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Portfolio and series

Series
History of the First Parents of Man: pl. 1

Subjects and terms

  • Dutch
  • Adam and Eve
  • Old Testament
  • religious
  • animal
  • engraving
Provenance

Private collection (indistinct armorial mark); Jan Baptist de Graaf, Amsterdam [1742-1804] (Lugt 1120); Heinrich Schwarz, Vienna (Lugt 1372); (sale, Sotheby's, New York, 12 May 1994, lot 172); (David Tunick, New York); purchased by NGA, 1994.

Inscription

lower left in plate: Abrahamus Bloemaert inue. Joan. Saenredam sculp. et. excudebat; lower right in plate: A. 1604; four line Latin text across bottom in plate: Cum ... potentem.; by later hand, lower center verso in graphite: DTTCCIIM; by later hand, lower left verso in brown ink: N. XXII; by later hand, lower left verso in graphite: Wurzbach 13-18

Watermarks

divided shield with bend (Briquet 1075)

NGA object ID 90145. 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.