Adam en Eva 1570 - 1590

This anonymous engraving, “Adam en Eva,” depicts the biblical story of the fall of man. It depicts Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden, with Eve reaching for the fruit of the Tree of Knowledge. The print is likely from the 16th century, a time when religious themes were central to art and when printmaking was a popular way to disseminate images. The detailed rendering of the figures and the surrounding landscape is characteristic of Northern European art of the period.