Adam and Eve

Frühe Holzschnitte, c. 1460

The image shows two people and an infant. One person is seated while the other is standing and holding an axe as if to chop wood. The seated person has long hair and wears a red garment with line detailing. The standing person has short hair and wears a tan tunic. An infant is swaddled and placed in a crib between them. The background is teal with scattered lines indicating wood. The image is framed with a decorative border on aged paper.
Artist
Frühe Holzschnitte
Date
c. 1460
Type
Print
Medium
woodcut, hand-colored in red lake, green, tan, and ochre
Collection
National Gallery of Art, Washington
Licence
Public domain, CC0

Image description

The image shows two people and an infant. One person is seated while the other is standing and holding an axe as if to chop wood. The seated person has long hair and wears a red garment with line detailing. The standing person has short hair and wears a tan tunic. An infant is swaddled and placed in a crib between them. The background is teal with scattered lines indicating wood. The image is framed with a decorative border on aged paper.

Frühe Holzschnitte