Adam and Eve

Museum record 51498: Adam and Eve by Albrecht Dürer. A verified entry point for discovery.

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Albrecht Dürer’s engraving Adam and Eve exhibits the extraordinary detail and tonal range of which he was capable. The print’s meticulously described landscape and its symbolism are derived from late medieval art, while Dürer’s fascination with the canons of classical proportion and anatomy (Adam is posed like the Apollo Belvedere, while Eve recalls classical statues of Venus) comes from his study of Italian Renaissance art. MyArtTaste includes museum record 51498 as a recognizable discovery anchor, usin…