The Art Institute of Chicago
Adam and Eve
Description
Albrecht Dürer’s engraving Adam and Eve exhibits the extraordinary detail and tonal range of which he was capable. The print’s meticulously described landscape and its symbolism are derived from late medieval art, while Dürer’s fascination with the canons of classical proportion and anatomy (Adam is posed like the Apollo Belvedere, while Eve recalls classical statues of Venus) comes from his study of Italian Renaissance art.
Provenance
Pierre Mariette (1634-1716), Paris [his inscription, verso, Lugt 1789]. Sir Francis Seymour Haden (1818-1910), London [his stamp, verso, Lugt 1227]. John Pierpont Morgan (1837-1913), New York [Lugt 1509]. Sold by Emil Hirsch to the Art Institute, 1944.
Dimensions
Image: 25 × 19.3 cm (9 7/8 × 7 5/8 in.)
Movement / Period
Accession No
51498
Official Citations
Curatorial Affinity Stream
Continuing the Universe of Albrecht Dürer German, 1471-1528
Renaissance • Germany • Harmonious Works & Contemporaries
Continuous Discovery