Expulsion from Paradise - Albrecht Dürer
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A 1510 woodcut by Albrecht Dürer from his 'Small Passion' series, depicting the biblical expulsion of Adam and Eve from the Garden of Eden.
This woodcut by Albrecht Dürer, dated 1510, depicts the biblical moment of Adam and Eve being driven from the Garden of Eden. An angel, wielding a sword, directs the pair away from the sanctuary. Dürer employs his characteristic mastery of line to define the figures and the surrounding forest. The musculature of Adam and the posture of Eve are rendered with anatomical precision, a hallmark of his work during this period. The dense, vertical lines of the tree trunks create a sense of enclosure, contrasting with the open space into which the figures are forced.
Dürer was a central figure in the Northern Renaissance, known for his technical skill in printmaking. This work belongs to his 'Small Passion' series, a set of thirty-seven woodcuts that explore various scenes from the life of Christ and the fall of man. The composition is tight and focused, directing the viewer's attention to the emotional weight of the encounter. The angel's drapery is executed with fine, rhythmic lines, while the texture of the bark and the foliage above adds depth to the scene. The artist's monogram, the familiar AD, appears in the upper right corner alongside the date, confirming its place within his extensive catalogue of graphic works. This print demonstrates his ability to convey complex narrative themes through the medium of the woodcut, balancing technical rigour with expressive storytelling.
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Expulsion from Paradise - Albrecht Dürer
Artist Biography
Albrecht Durer
He was born in Nuremberg, the son of a Hungarian goldsmith. He trained as a goldsmith himself before apprenticing with the painter and printmaker Michael Wolgemut. The metalwork training gave him the manual precision that made his prints extraordinary. Melencolia I, Knight, Death and the Devil, and Saint Jerome in His Study, all made between 1513 and 1514, are among the finest engravings ever produced. The density of cross-hatching, the control of tonal gradation, the rendering of fur, feathers, and stone: these are virtuoso performances in a medium that most artists treated as reproductive.
He drew a rhinoceros from a description and a sketch sent by letter. He had never seen one. Dürer's Rhinoceros (1515) is anatomically wrong in several respects (the animal has an extra horn and armour plating) but it remained the standard European image of a rhinoceros for three centuries.
He was one of the first artists to paint self-portraits as a primary subject. The Self-Portrait at Twenty-Eight (1500) shows him facing the viewer directly, with long hair and a fur coat, in a pose traditionally reserved for Christ. It was either an act of supreme confidence or deliberate blasphemy. Probably both.
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