The Creation of Eve (from a series of 6 plates)
154016th Century
3 7/16 in. x 2 1/2 in. (8.73 cm x 6.35 cm)
Heinrich Aldegrever, German, (1502–ca. 1561)
Object Type:
Works on Paper
Creation Place:
Europe, Germany
Medium and Support:
Engraving on paper
Credit Line:
Gift of Dr. William Fitzhugh, Jr.
Accession Number:
1955.53.a
Heinrich Aldegrever’s The Creation of Eve is a Renaissance depiction of Eve. Genesis describes the creation of Eve as such: “And the Lord cast a deep slumber on the human, and he slept, and He took one of his ribs and closed over the flesh where it had been, and the Lord God built the rib He had taken from the human into a woman and he brought her to the human.” The writing describes Eve being created physically separate from Adam, but this image depicts Eve rising from Adam’s body.
--Bridget Stagnitto, December 2013
--Bridget Stagnitto, December 2013
Exhibition List
This object was included in the following exhibitions:
- The Print , 3/14/1971 - 4/4/1971
- Saints and Sinners: The Bible as Word and Image Mills College Art Museum , 12/6/2013 - 5/25/2014
Dimensions
- Sheet Dimensions: 3 7/16 x 2 1/2 in. (8.73 x 6.35 cm)
- Mat Dimensions: 20 in. x 16 in. (50.8 cm x 40.64 cm)
Bibliography List
This object has the following bibliographic references:
- Stephanie Hanor, ed. Saints and Sinners: The Bible as Word and Image. Saints and Sinners: The Bible as Word and Image Mills College Art Museum. Oakland, CA, 2013
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