The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of March 29, 2024

Eve

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.)
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, the
inevitability 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)
    1975
    with David Tunick, Inc., New York, NY
    November 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