REMBRANDT Harmensz van Rijn (1606-1669)
Adam and Eve, 1638
B. 28
The two figures show a minimum of idealization and could pass for a pair of middle-aged nudists who have gone for a stroll in the woods. Rembrandt has probably modeled the serpent - actually a kind of dragon - on one in Durer's print of 1512, Christ in Limbo, which Rembrandt had acquired in 1638. But the figures could hardly contrast more to Durer's Adam and Eve of 1504. The elephant in the backgrounds was probably derived from one named Hansker which was brought to Holland around 1637. During that year Rembrandt did a series of drawings of the elephant. In 1638, he elected to make it the only animal in paradise.
No comments:
Post a Comment