Sujet

Wooden diptych with scenes from the Book of Genesis, mid 19th century, (1881). Creator: W Wise.

Légende

Wooden diptych with scenes from the Book of Genesis, mid 19th century, (1881). Etching of a carved and glazed diptych of boxwood and oak, made in Germany before 1860. The closed wings depict four subjects from the Fall based on engravings by the 15th-century printmaker Martin Schongauer: The Temptation of Adam and Eve, The expulsion from Paradise, The killing of Abel, and Cain is made a fugitive. From "The South Kensington Museum", a book of engraved illustrations, with descriptions, of the works of art in the collection of the Victoria & Albert Museum in London (formerly known as the South Kensington Museum). [Sampson Low, Marston, Searle and Rivington, London, 1881]

Date

1881

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Notre référence

HRM19F37_024

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

64,5Mo (3,2Mo) / 33,3cm x 48,5cm / 3936 x 5730 (300dpi)

Mots clés

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