ADAM AND EVE (AFTER ALBRECHT DURER)

Artist JAN WIERIX (1549-c.1618)

Date1566

CountryBelgium

MediumEngraving

DimensionsOverall (Image): 24.4 x 19.1 cm (9 5/8 x 7 1/2")
Overall (Sheet): 29.2 x 19.7 cm (11 1/2 x 7 3/4")

ClassificationsPrint

Credit LineBrigham Young University Museum of Art, purchase/gift of Mahonri M. Young Estate

Terms

Object number830649170

DescriptionNude figures of Adam and Eve on either side of a tree. Adam at left is holding a branch in his right hand with his left arm extended out toward Eve. Eve stands at left with her right hand held out feeding fruit to a snake. Cat and mouse in foreground, elk and bull in near background. Background is a dense forest.

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