Adam and Eve

Cleveland Museum of Art

Adam and Eve

Hans BaldungLinkedCulture matchlcp-a65968000741

From the Cleveland Museum of Art record

In Hans Baldung’s later rendition of Adam and Eve the reduction of setting—in which the Garden of Eden is reduced to a tree—brings the focus to the bodies of Adam and Eve and their physical interaction and desire. Baldung even eliminated the serpent, instead introducing a sinister element in the near-predatory Adam, cast in deep shadow as if emerging from the darkness. With such spare imagery overall, it is the audience, by looking, that is implicated in the first couple’s original sin and guilt.

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Cleveland Museum of Art’s catalogue record

Medium
woodcut
Credit Line
Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust
Type of artwork
Print
Department
Prints

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creation_date
1519

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What the image shows

A nude male figure stands beside a tree, with a demonic figure partially visible behind him.

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Provenance & credit

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Provenance
?–1966: (C.G. Boerner, LLC, New York, NY), sold to The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH | January 3, 1966–: The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
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Object ID
142968
Object Type
Print
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field “Type of artwork” · copied as is
Creator
Hans Baldung
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field creators (museum’s label not yet confirmed) · derived by LinkedCulture from the museum field · Artist-role creator's description with life dates removed.
Culture
Germany
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field “Culture” · copied as is
Medium
woodcut
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field “Medium” · copied as is · Cleveland's 'technique' field holds materials.
Department
Prints
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field “Department” · copied as is
Tags
  • male
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field tags (museum’s label not yet confirmed) · combined from several museum fields
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field artists_tags (museum’s label not yet confirmed) · combined from several museum fields
Credit Line
Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field “Credit Line” · copied as is
Provenance
?–1966: (C.G. Boerner, LLC, New York, NY), sold to The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH | January 3, 1966–: The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field “Provenance” · copied as is
Date
1519
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field creation_date (museum’s label not yet confirmed) · copied as is
Begin Year
1519
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field creation_date_earliest (museum’s label not yet confirmed) · copied as is
End Year
1519
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field creation_date_latest (museum’s label not yet confirmed) · copied as is

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