Baldung Grien, Hans: Adam and Eve
Adam and Eve
1507; Oil on wood, 212 x 85 cm;
Uffizi, Florence
Adam and Eve (Fall of Man)
1519; Print on woodcut;
The University of Michigan Museum of Art, Ann Arbor, MI USA
The painting represents the life-size figure of Adam from the scene of the Fall. The companion-piece showing Eve is also in the same museum. The two panels belonged to a group of four panels containing nude figures, the other two being Venus and Cupid (Rijksmuseum Kröller-Müller, Otterlo) and Judith (Germanisches Nationalmuseum, Nuremberg).
The artist created a strong contrast between the figures Adam and Eve. The characteristic marked contours of Adam manisfest the drawing skills of the artist. The paintings show the influence of Dürer.
Adam
1520-23; Wood, 208 x 83.5 cm;
Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest
Adam (detail)
Eve
1520-23; Wood, 208 x 83.5 cm;
Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest
Eve (detail)