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Adam and Eve

1531

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The story

Baldung shows the moment before the Fall with an unusual twist, as Adam rests one hand on Eve's hip and caresses her breast while staring out at the viewer. Eve gazes away impassively, and a transparent veil only draws more attention to her body.

Source, Museo Thyssen

Object details

Title: Adam and Eve
Artist: Hans Baldung Grien
Date: 1531
Culture: Not recorded
Medium: Oil on panel
Object type: Paintings
Collection: Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum, Madrid (27)
Credit line: Image source Wikimedia Commons. License Public domain.
Object number: EFA.0875
Original image: 1317 × 3000 px
Source record: View on Wikimedia Commons
License evidence: See the license

Cite this object

Hans Baldung Grien. Adam and Eve. 1531. Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum, Madrid (27). Image source Wikimedia Commons. License Public domain. In The Secret Cabinet, https://thesecretcabinet.com/object/ea0875/