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Adam and Eve, Hans Thoma

Hans Thoma

Adam and Eve

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Adam and Eve, 1882

Blatt: 307 x 234 mm

Physical Description: Brush in black and red chalk, watercolour, heightened with white on wove paper

Inventory Number: 16239a

Object Number: 16239A Z

Acquisition: Acquired in 1958 as a gift from Deutsche Bank, Frankfurt am Main

Status: Request for presentation in the study room of the Prints and Drawings Department

Work Data

Basic Information

Title: Adam and Eve

Draughtsman

Hans Thoma

Period Produced

19th century

Object Type

drawing

Physical Description: Brush in black and red chalk, watercolour, heightened with white on wove paper

Material

Technique

Geographic Reference

German

Production Reason

Label at the Time of Manufacture: Monogrammiert und datiert unten rechts (mit der Feder in Schwarz): HTh [ligiert] 82.

Watermark: Nicht geprüft

Property and Acquisition

Work Content

Motifs and References

Iconclass

Primary

71A421Eve takes the fruit from the serpent (or the tree) in the presence of Adam (who may be trying to stop her)
25F23(TIGER)(+1)beasts of prey, predatory animals: tiger (+ animals used symbolically)
25F42(+1)snakes (+ animals used symbolically)
25H2landscapes with waters, waterscapes, seascapes (in the temperate zone)
31AA(+1)the (nude) human figure; 'Corpo humano' (Ripa) - AA - female human figure (+ front view)
31A(+3)the (nude) human figure; 'Corpo humano' (Ripa) (+ sideview, profile)
31A2511arm raised upward
31A2543gripping someone by the hand or the wrist; clasped hands

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24.04.2025