Adam and Eve, 1882

Title

Adam and Eve

Draughtsman

• Hans Thoma

Period Produced

• 19th century

Object Type

• drawing

Physical Description

Brush in black and red chalk, watercolour, heightened with white on wove paper

Material

• ink?
• Indian ink?
• red chalk
• watercolours
• gouache
• graphite-clay mixture
• vellum paper

Technique

• pen drawing
• red chalk drawing
• watercolour painting
• brush drawing
• white heightening
• pencil drawing

Geographic Reference

• German

Production Reason

• Pictorial drawing
• autonomous drawing?

Label at the Time of Manufacture

Monogrammiert und datiert unten rechts (mit der Feder in Schwarz): HTh [ligiert] 82.

Watermark

• Nicht geprüft

Institution

• Städel Museum

Departement

• Department of Prints and Drawings

Collection

• Städelsches Kunstinstitut

Creditline

Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main

Picture Copyright

Public Domain

Acquisition

Acquired in 1958 as a gift from Deutsche Bank, Frankfurt am Main

Genre

• historical narration
• Biblical portrayal

Persons Shown

• Adam
• Eve

Illustrated Passage

• Bibel, Altes Testament, Genesis 3,6

Primary

• 71A421 Eve takes the fruit from the serpent (or the tree) in the presence of Adam (who may be trying to stop her)
• 25F23(TIGER)(+1) beasts of prey, predatory animals: tiger (+ animals used symbolically)
• 25F42(+1) snakes (+ animals used symbolically)
• 25H2 landscapes with waters, waterscapes, seascapes (in the temperate zone)
• 31AA(+1) the (nude) human figure; 'Corpo humano' (Ripa) - AA - female human figure (+ front view)
• 31A(+3) the (nude) human figure; 'Corpo humano' (Ripa) (+ sideview, profile)
• 31A2511 arm raised upward
• 31A2543 gripping someone by the hand or the wrist; clasped hands