Fall of Man (Adam and Eve) – Albrecht Dürer
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Fall of Man (Adam and Eve)
Engraving depicting humanity before the Fall
Albrecht Dürer
German Northern Renaissance artist
Engraving
Printmaking technique used in Fall of Man
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Location of the engraving
Classical influence
Adam and Eve based on Greek and Roman sculpture
Apollo Belvedere
Model for Adam
Medici Venus
Model for Eve
Contrapposto
Italian Renaissance pose used for figures
Northern detail
Precise textures and symbolism
Four humors
Medieval theory of bodily balance
Cat
Choleric (angry) humor
Rabbit
Sanguine (energetic) humor
Elk
Melancholic (sad) humor
Ox
Phlegmatic (lethargic) humor
Fall of Man
Causes imbalance of the four humors
Mouse
Symbol of Satan
Parrot
Symbol of cleverness
Mountain ash
Tree believed to repel snakes
Dürer’s signature
Shows elevated status of the artist
Note 
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