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Adam and Eve (Durer)

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Adam and Eve is the title of two famous works by the German Northern Renaissance artist Albrecht Durer: an engraving made in 1504, and a pair of oil on panel paintings completed in 1507. The 1504 engraving depicts Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden surrounded by symbolic animals and transformed how the pair were popularly depicted in art.

Facts
Year Created
1504 1
Medium
Engraving (burin on copperplate) 1
Primary Material
Copper (copperplate) 1
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Genre
Printmaking 1
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Created By

Engraved by Albrecht Durer, 1504.

Source Adam and Eve (Durer) (Wikipedia)

In Form

Printmaking, Art Forms

Engraving by Albrecht Durer, 1504.

In Movement

Durer is a leading Northern Renaissance printmaker.

Sources
1. Adam and Eve (Durer) (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • 1504 engraving, Background subsection, final sentence
    in 1504 completed his first engraving of Adam and Eve (burin on copperplate, 25.1 x 19.8 cm).
  • 1504 engraving, Background subsection, final sentence, dimension clause
    (burin on copperplate, 25.1 x 19.8 cm)
  • Genre reference
    Adam and Eve is the title of two famous works by the German Northern Renaissance artist Albrecht Durer: an engraving made in 1504, and a pair of oil on panel paintings completed in 1507.
  • Created By: Albrecht Durer, Lead section, first sentence
    Adam and Eve is the title of two famous works in different media by Albrecht Durer, a German artist of the Northern Renaissance: an engraving made in 1504, and a pair of oil-on-panel paintings completed in 1507.
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