Adam and Eve
Artist
Marcantonio Raimondi
(Italian, act. 1480-1522)
Dateearly 16th century
MediumEngraving
DimensionsImage: 7 1/2 × 5 5/8 inches (19.05 × 14.29 cm)
Plate: 7 15/16 × 6 1/8 inches (20.16 × 15.56 cm)
Plate: 7 15/16 × 6 1/8 inches (20.16 × 15.56 cm)
Credit LinePurchase: William Rockhill Nelson Trust
Object number41-20
On View
Not on viewCollections
Gallery LabelThe
contorted faces and bent bodies of Adam and Eve convey their remorse and
anguish after their fall
from grace. Modeled after Michelangelo’s scene on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel,
this engraving is one
of many prints Marcantonio Raimondi based on other artists’ designs.
Reproductions such as this helped circulate the stylistic innovations of
Italian Renaissance art to a wider audience.
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