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Adam and Eve

ca. 1593/95 | Bartholomäus Spranger

By depicting the close physical union between Adam and Eve, Spranger interprets the Fall of Man as the discovery of sexuality by the first human couple. Like almost all the other works by this artist exhibited here, the picture is part of the art collection of Emperor Rudolph II.

By depicting the close physical union between Adam and Eve, Spranger interprets the Fall of Man as the discovery of sexuality by the first human couple. Like almost all the other works by this artist exhibited here, the picture is part of the art collection of Emperor Rudolph II.

Artist:
Bartholomäus Spranger (1546 Antwerpen - 1611 Prag) DNB

Time:
ca. 1593/95

Object Name
Painting

Culture
Netherlandish

Material/technology:
wood

Dimensions:
126 cm × 79 cm
Framed: 149,5 cm × 94 cm × 4,5 cm

Copyright
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Gemäldegalerie

Invs.
Gemäldegalerie, 2417

Provenance
From the treasury Rudolf II.

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