Dürer’s depiction of the figures according to the classical ideal of beauty was a milestone in the Northern Renaissance. The naked Adam was designed after the example of the classical statue known as the Apollo Belvedere. For Eve, Dürer made detailed studies based on the Vitruvian Canon of Proportions.
Specifications
| Title | Adam and Eve |
|---|---|
| Material and technique | Engraving |
| Object type |
Print
> Two-dimensional object
> Art object
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| Location | This object is in storage |
| Dimensions |
Height 249 mm Width 191 mm |
|---|---|
| Artists |
Graphic artist:
Albrecht Dürer
|
| Accession number | DN 1274/225 (PK) |
| Credits | Gift Dr A.J. Domela Nieuwenhuis, 1923 |
| Department | Drawings & Prints |
| Acquisition date | 1923 |
| Creation date | in 1504 |
| Collector | Collector / Adriaan Domela Nieuwenhuis |
| Internal exhibitions |
Rondom Dürer, Duitse grafiek en tekenkunst, 1480-1550 (2003) |
| Material | |
| Object | |
| Technique |
Engraving
> Engraved
> Manual
> Intaglio printing techniques
> Printing technique
> Technique
> Material and technique
Engraving
> Engraved
> Manual
> Intaglio printing techniques
> Printing technique
> Technique
> Material and technique
|
| Geographical origin | Germany > Western Europe > Europe |
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Albrecht Dürer
Neurenberg 1471 - Neurenberg 1528
Albrecht Dürer received his first lessons from his father, who was a goldsmith. He subsequently became a pupil of the painter Michael Wohlgemut. Dürer...
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