Ask the Scholar
Document scope · 1 page
Scholar
Ask about this object, its catalog metadata, its source description, or the page inventory.
For page-specific OCR and visual context, open one of the page chats.
Source Description
This story of Adam and Eve occurs in a tropical location, placing the Garden of Eden closer to what viewers may have believed to be its true location. Palm trees were also associated with human virtues in devotional literature of the <br>time. The artist’s version of the Genesis story places the blame for human transgression squarely on Eve, who appears to persuade Adam to partake of the fruit, while a monkey, a symbol of bodily pleasure, mimics the humans by bringing fruit to its mouth. Since they were often hung on walls, like paintings, prints of this size rarely survive.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
128288
label
The Fall of Adam and Eve
core
obj
dtoType
print
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
128288
contentType
print
title
The Fall of Adam and Eve
description
This story of Adam and Eve occurs in a tropical location, placing the Garden of Eden closer to what viewers may have believed to be its true location. Palm trees were also associated with human virtues in devotional literature of the <br>time. The artist’s version of the Genesis story places the blame for human transgression squarely on Eve, who appears to persuade Adam to partake of the fruit, while a monkey, a symbol of bodily pleasure, mimics the humans by bringing fruit to its mouth. Since they were often hung on walls, like paintings, prints of this size rarely survive.
date
1525, printed later
rights
CC0
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q79908713
creators
22920
genreSpecific
Print
imageCount
1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
Platemark: 95 x 65.4 cm (37 3/8 x 25 3/4 in.); Sheet: 95.7 x 66.2 cm (37 11/16 x 26 1/16 in.)
cul
Germany
accession
1951.278
Source extras
tec
woodcut on eight sheets of paper
tombstone
The Fall of Adam and Eve, 1525, printed later. Hans Burgkmair (German, 1473–1531). Woodcut on eight sheets of paper; platemark: 95 x 65.4 cm (37 3/8 x 25 3/4 in.); sheet: 95.7 x 66.2 cm (37 11/16 x 26 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1951.278
collection
PR - Woodcut
didYouKnow
In this second state of the print, Eve's nudity was covered with an olive leaf.
citations
citation
Prasse, Leona. "'The Fall of Adam and Eve' by Burgkmair." <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art </em>40, no. 6 (June 1953): 112-113.
page_number
Reproduced: cover; Mentioned: p. 112
catalogueRaisonne
Hollstein V.96.291
creditline
John L. Severance Fund
updatedAt
2026-05-29 06:37:11.691000
sourceId
128288
dept
Prints
coll
PR - Woodcut
med
woodcut on eight sheets of paper
creatorTags
male
thumbnail_url
image_url
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
c9f3f4e7a86038db