Lucas van Leyden

The Creation of Eve

Maker

Lucas van Leyden (Netherlandish, ca. 1494-1533)

Title

The Creation of Eve
from the series "The Story of Adam and Eve"

Year

1529

Medium

Engraving on light weight cream laid paper

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Engraving on light weight cream laid paper

Materials

engraving

Supports

Light weight cream laid paper

Dimensions

Plate/Image: 11.9 x 7.6 cm (4 11/16 x 3 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Verso:in pencil inscribed, LC:Lucas vanLeyden[underlined]. B.1 The Creation of Eve ; inscribed, LL:A50 362 ; inscribed, LR:OWIn Plate--Dated and initialed, UC:1529/L(reversed)

Marks: R.I.S.D. Museum stamp in brown ink on verso

Identification

State

1st of 3

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Museum Works of Art Fund

Object Number

47.699

Type

Prints

Exhibition History

Engravings of the 15th and 16th Centuries

Nov 10, 1948 – Feb 04, 1949

Recent Acquisitions of the Print Room

Sep 28, 1948 – Oct 30, 1948

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This object is in the Public Domain and available under a CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication

Tombstone

Lucas van Leyden (Netherlandish, ca. 1494-1533)

The Creation of Eve; from the series "The Story of Adam and Eve", 1529

Engraving on light weight cream laid paper

Plate/Image: 11.9 x 7.6 cm (4 11/16 x 3 inches)

Museum Works of Art Fund 47.699

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