Hans HolbeinAllemagne, 1497–1543The Creation of Eve
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Hans Holbein’s Dance of Death series, a collection of 41 prints, begins with this scene of the sixth day of Creation, when, according to Genesis, humankind was made. Here, a menagerie of animals crowd around in awe as God stoops to pull Eve from Adam’s side. From above, the moon, sun, and winds witness the birth. Eve is figured in this print as a fully formed, adult woman, though, much like the tree limbs behind her, she branches off from her partner, suggesting her origin from Adam’s rib. The pair is unaware of their nakedness, a sign of humanity’s then sinless state.
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- 1954.12.72
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National Gallery of Art · 29 sept. 2026 — aujourd’hui · Vérifié
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Cleveland Museum of Art · 29 sept. 2026 — 29 sept. 2026 · Vérifié
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National Gallery of Art · 29 sept. 2026 — 29 sept. 2026 · Vérifié
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Cleveland Museum of Art · 28 sept. 2026 — 29 sept. 2026 · Vérifié
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National Gallery of Art · 28 sept. 2026 — 28 sept. 2026 · Vérifié
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Cleveland Museum of Art · 27 sept. 2026 — 28 sept. 2026 · Vérifié
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National Gallery of Art · 26 sept. 2026 — 27 sept. 2026 · Vérifié
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Cleveland Museum of Art · 19 août 2026 — 26 sept. 2026 · Vérifié
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Dans la vie de Hans Holbein
La vie entière1524
Journey to France
He visited France, probably in search of work at the court of Francis I; there he may have seen the portrait drawings of Jean Clouet, whose technique of drawing in colored chalks he adopted.
1526
Departure for England on Erasmus's Recommendation
On the advice of Erasmus of Rotterdam he set out for England in search of work, visiting France and the Netherlands on the way; Erasmus recommended him to Thomas More.
1526
Received into Thomas More's Humanist Circle
In England he was received by Sir Thomas More, who found him a series of commissions; in the humanist circle Holbein quickly won a high reputation. More wrote to Erasmus: "Your painter is a wonderful artist."
1528
Return to Basel, Purchase of a House
He returned to Basel and bought a house in the St. Johanns-Vorstadt, becoming a neighbor of the publisher Hieronymus Froben; in 1531, having grown wealthy from his English commissions, he bought the adjoining house as well.
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