Nürnberg 1471 - 1504 Nürnberg

Adam and Eve

1504, Copper engraving on handmade paper, watermark featuring a bull's head with a triangle and a flower (Meder 62)

24,5 x 19 cm

The copperplate engraving “Adam and Eve” from 1504 is one of the most significant works of printmaking from the Renaissance and one of Albrecht Dürer’s most famous creations. In this composition, Dürer combines his technical virtuosity with the ideals of classical proportional theory, creating a work of great artistic skill and symbolic depth. It depicts the biblical scene of the Fall of Man in the Garden of Eden.