1604
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Adam and Eve before the Tree of Knowledge is a 1604 ink by Jan Pietersz Saenredam, a Baroque work, depicting Clothed Male, Naked Female, held at National Gallery of Art.
You see Adam and Eve standing before the Tree of Knowledge in this engraving. The scene is simple, with the two figures taking center stage. What's interesting is that the artist used a lot of detail in the tree and the surrounding area, which draws your eye in. Check out the work of artist Saenredam, Jan Pietersz for more like this.
Jan Pieterszoon (abbr. Pietersz.) Saenredam (c. 1565 – 6 April 1607) was a Dutch Northern Mannerist painter, printmaker in engraving, and cartographer, and father of the painter of church interiors, Pieter Jansz…
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