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The Fall of Man with Scenes of the Creation

A work made of oil on panel.
CC0 Public Domain Designation

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  • A work made of oil on panel.

Date:

1544

Artist:

Attributed to Augustus Cordus (German, active 1544–1553)

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Status

Currently Off View

Department

Painting and Sculpture of Europe

Artist

Augustus Cordus

Title

The Fall of Man with Scenes of the Creation

Place

Germany (Artist's nationality:)

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1544

Medium

Oil on panel

Inscriptions

Inscribed: 1544 (on tree trunk), In tibi que . . . / me descripta . . . / Conscia suprem (on paper held by Death)

Dimensions

48.6 × 58.4 cm (19 1/8 × 23 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Mrs. Dellora A. Norris

Reference Number

1970.1009

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