Adam and Eve

Frühe Holzschnitte, vers 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.
Artiste
Frühe Holzschnitte
Datation
vers 1460
Catégorie
Estampe
Technique
woodcut, hand-colored in red lake, green, tan, and ochre
Collection
National Gallery of Art, Washington
Licence
Domaine public, CC0

Description de l’image

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