Artwork
Adam and Eve with Cain and Abel
Adam and Eve with Cain and Abel is an unspecified painting by the High Renaissance artist Fra Bartolomeo. It dates from 1512 and is held in the collection of the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
About this work
Overview
Adam and Eve with Cain and Abel is a 1512 painting by Fra Bartolomeo, an Italian artist of the High Renaissance.
Subject & Meaning
The painting depicts a scene with Adam, Eve, and their children Cain and Abel, accompanied by an angelic figure. The figures are arranged in a rocky landscape with a distant sky, conveying a sense of calm and tension.
Technique & Style
The artist employed chiaroscuro, using contrasts of light and shadow to create a three-dimensional effect, shaping the figures and giving them volume.
History & Provenance
Fra Bartolomeo trained under Cosimo Rosselli and later became a Dominican friar. He worked primarily in Florence and other southern Italian cities. The painting is now held in the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
Artist & collection
Artist
Fra Bartolomeo or Bartolommeo (UK: US: Italian:; 28 March 1472 – 31 October 1517), also known as Bartolommeo di Pagholo, Bartolommeo di San Marco, Bartolomeo di Paolo di Jacopo del Fattorino, and his original nickname…
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