Adam And Eve
1507
Albrecht Dürer brought his obsession with perfect human proportions to life in this stunning 1507 diptych, marking his very first large-scale nude painting. Notice how Adam and Eve look less like messy biblical figures and more like flawless classical statues, a direct nod to the Italian Renaissance ideals he studied during his travels to Venice. Eve casually holds the fateful apple while a serpent coils around the tree, capturing the exact split-second before humanity's original sin changes everything forever. It's a masterclass in Northern Renaissance precision meeting Italian grace.
- Technique
- Oil on panel
- Material
- Wood panel
- Dimensions
- 209 cm × 81 cm (each panel)
Location: Museo del Prado, Madrid