The Fall of Man

Prints and Drawings

1509

Lucas Cranach the Elder
German, 1472-1553

In this scene from the biblical story of Adam and Eve, Eve is tempted by the serpent above her head to pluck forbidden fruit from the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil. By consuming the fruit, Adam and Eve disobey God, who punishes them with toil, pain, mortality, and exile from Eden. Lucas Cranach here emphasized Eve’s responsibility for the Fall by depicting her as dominant over Adam and the animals in Eden. Eve stands over her submissive husband, supplying him with fruit while encircling his effeminately rounded shoulders with her arm.

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Department: Prints and Drawings

Artist: Lucas Cranach the Elder
Title: The Fall of Man
Place: Germany (Artist's nationality:)
Date Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.: Made 1509
Medium: Woodcut in black on ivory laid paper
Dimensions: Image/block/sheet: 34.5 × 24 cm (13 5/8 × 9 1/2 in.)
Credit Line: The Joseph Brooks Fair Collection
Reference Number: 1962.113
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Hollstein 1 I/III

Bartsch 1

Schuchardt 1

Dodgson 57

Geisberg 537

Heller 1

Koepplin Falk 573

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