http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/95913/adam-and-eve-gallery-label-current ArtsConnectEd.org Art Collector Set: Adam and Eve: Gallery Label - Current http://www.artsconnected.org/images/favicon.png http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/95913/adam-and-eve-gallery-label-current 16 16 http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/95913/adam-and-eve-gallery-label-current Sat, 01 Jun 2002 00:00:00 -0400 <table cellspacing="0"> <tr> <td class="detail_label">Title</td> <td><h3>Adam and Eve: Gallery Label - Current</h3></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="detail_label">Author</td> <td><h3>Minneapolis Institute of Arts</h3></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="detail_label">Date</td> <td><h3>2002-02-04</h3></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="detail_label" style="padding-right:7px;">Institution</td> <td>Minneapolis Institute of Arts</td> </tr> </table><br/>In this famous engraving, Dürer's primary interest was not the biblical story of the Fall of Man, but in introducing the German public to the perfectly constructed classical form of man and woman. He believed that his audience was not yet ready to accept classical nudity presented for its own sake, so he placed his figures in a religious setting and enriched the scene with numerous symbolic details. While the focus of the engraving is certainly the idealized figures of Adam and Eve, the inclusion of so many additional symbols creates a visual interest that fills the entire sheet. Every detail contributes to the symbolic import of the piece, even the mountain goat perched at the edge of the cliff in the upper right corner symbolizes unbelieving and is a perfect tie to Adam and Eve, the first to break a divine commandment. The clarity and lushness of this particular sheet contributes to its consideration as the best impression of Adam and Eve in an American public collection. http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/95913/adam-and-eve-gallery-label-current In this famous engraving, Dürer's primary interest was not the biblical story of the Fall of Man, but in introducing the German public to the perfectly constructed classical form of man and woman. He believed that his audience was not yet ready to accept classical nudity presented for its own sake, so he placed his figures in a religious setting and enriched the scene with numerous symbolic details. While the focus of the engraving is certainly the idealized figures of Adam and Eve, the inclusion of so many additional symbols creates a visual interest that fills the entire sheet. Every detail contributes to the symbolic import of the piece, even the mountain goat perched at the edge of the cliff in the upper right corner symbolizes unbelieving and is a perfect tie to Adam and Eve, the first to break a divine commandment. The clarity and lushness of this particular sheet contributes to its consideration as the best impression of Adam and Eve in an American public collection." type="image/jpeg" />In this famous engraving, Dürer's primary interest was not the biblical story of the Fall of Man, but in introducing the German public to the perfectly constructed classical form of man and woman. He believed that his audience was not yet ready to accept classical nudity presented for its own sake, so he placed his figures in a religious setting and enriched the scene with numerous symbolic details. While the focus of the engraving is certainly the idealized figures of Adam and Eve, the inclusion of so many additional symbols creates a visual interest that fills the entire sheet. Every detail contributes to the symbolic import of the piece, even the mountain goat perched at the edge of the cliff in the upper right corner symbolizes unbelieving and is a perfect tie to Adam and Eve, the first to break a divine commandment. The clarity and lushness of this particular sheet contributes to its consideration as the best impression of Adam and Eve in an American public collection." type="image/jpeg" />Copyright Minneapolis Institute of ArtsMinneapolis Institute of Arts