The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of March 29, 2024
Eve
1505–36
(German, c. 1470–1536)
Image: 28.7 x 11.3 cm (11 5/16 x 4 7/16 in.); Sheet: 28.7 x 11.3 cm (11 5/16 x 4 7/16 in.)
Delia E. Holden Fund 1975.121
Catalogue raisonné: Hollstein XV.38.2
Location: not on view
Description
Sometimes the scarcity of nature is just as significant as its abundance. Here, a tree that appears to be dying forms the backdrop for Eve, who covers herself in a pose associated with modesty in Classical sculpture. Her arms convey the shame of sin, a state of despair emphasized by her downward gaze. The dying tree also suggests paradise lost, theinevitability of death. Daniel Hopfer was one of the first artists to use the etching technique, printing his works from iron plates, rather than copper, as became common later.
- Wilhelm Koller [d. 1871], Vienna, Austria (Lugt 2632)1975with David Tunick, Inc., New York, NYNovember 29, 1975–The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
- Love Gardens / Forbidden Fruit. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (July 2-October 29, 2023).
- {{cite web|title=Eve|url=false|author=Daniel Hopfer|year=1505–36|access-date=29 March 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}
Source URL:
https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1975.121