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Eve with a Stag

1529
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Eve, standing at center and receiving the apple from the serpent at top right. In her left hand she hold a branch, which she uses to cover herself. Behind her, a seated stag, with its head at right center, and a bull, with its head at left center.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Eve with a Stag
  • Artist: Heinrich Aldegrever (German, Paderborn ca. 1502–1555/1561 Soest)
  • Date: 1529
  • Medium: Engraving
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 3 3/16 × 2 1/4 in. (8.1 × 5.7 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Gift of Harry G. Friedman, 1962
  • Object Number: 62.635.615
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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