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| Albrecht Dürer Adam and Eve / Copper engraving 1504 Albertina Wien, Austria |
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Rights (Photo / Work): Signiert und datiert auf der am Baum hängenden Tafel: ALBERT9 DVRER NORICVS FACIEBAT AD [= Dürermonogramm] 1504 (Albrecht Dürer aus Nürnberg schuf es) Provenienz: Legat Joseph Heintl, 1871 Foto: N. Lackner Das Original befindet sich in der Sammlung der Alten Galerie am Universalmuseum Joanneum |
Albrecht Dürer was one of the primary representatives of the Northern[1] Renaissance. His theoretical treatises involve principles of mathematics, perspective and ideal proportions. In the course of it he developed the proportional scheme of a woman in which he analyzed female anatomy in more and more detail. Starting with "two dimension grids – one above the mons and the other on a level with the crotch"[2] he accomplished the theory by marking the extremity of the pudental cleft.[3] In the copper engraving "Adam and Eve", Eve is naked and covers her vulva with a leaf. The indentations around the vulva triangle define the sexual organ, above the leaf the pubic hair can be seen in both cases. Dürer's intention was to create a preferably naturalistic representation of mankind.
Biography: http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albrecht_Dürer (Translation: C. Wilhelm) |
