Andrea Andreani

Eve Kneeling

Maker

Andrea Andreani (Italian, 1558/59-1629)
After Domenico Beccafumi (Italian, 1486-1551), designer

Title

Eve Kneeling

Year

1587

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

chiaroscuro woodcut

Supports

Dimensions

Plate: 46.4 x 31.8 cm (18 1/4 x 12 1/2 inches)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Mary B. Jackson Fund

Object Number

78.103.1

Type

Exhibition History

A Matter of Tone
Chiaroscuro Woodblock Prints, 1520-1800
Jul 16, 2004 – Oct 31, 2004

Label copy

The subtle tones of this print correspond to the colors of the print’s model, the ochre and green inlaid marble depiction of Eve on the floor of the Siena cathedral. This impression includes a key block printed in black for the outline and two tone blocks. Early chiaroscuro printmakers often added or subtracted tone blocks to experiment with the effect of the images, and other impressions of this print have as few as one or as many as three tone blocks.

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

Tombstone

Andrea Andreani (Italian, 1558/59-1629)
After Domenico Beccafumi (Italian, 1486-1551), designer
Eve Kneeling, 1587
Chiaroscuro woodcut from three blocks in tan, brown, and black
Plate: 46.4 x 31.8 cm (18 1/4 x 12 1/2 inches)
Mary B. Jackson Fund 78.103.1

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