Zondeval, Jan Saenredam, after Abraham Bloemaert, 1604

Title(s)

Zondeval
Adam en Eva (series title)

Object type

• print

Serial number

3/6

Object number

RP-P-OB-10.510

Catalogue reference

• Hollstein Dutch 3-1(3)
• Roethlisberger 74

Description

Eva biedt Adam een appel aan van de boom der kennis van goed en kwaad. Rond de stam van de boom is een slang gekronkeld die Eva een andere appel aanreikt. Op de achtergrond wordt Eva verleid door de slang.

Artist

• print maker: Jan Saenredam (mentioned on object)
• after design by: Abraham Bloemaert (mentioned on object)
• publisher: Jan Saenredam
• Theodorus Schrevelius (attributed to)

Place

Assendelft

Dating

1604

Material

• paper

Technique

engraving

Measurements

height 276 mm × width 200 mm

What

• Temptation and Fall (scenes with both Adam and Eve)
• Eve simultaneously offers some of the fruit to Adam and takes some more from the serpent (or the tree)
• walker and runner birds: turkey
• cat
• the serpent tries to persuade Eve to take some of the fruit (usually an apple)

Acquisition

unknown 2011

Copyright

Public domain

• Abraham Bloemaert and his sons : paintings and prints, Marcel George Roethlisberger, Marten Jan Bok, dl. 1, p. 122 (afb. 129), cat.nr. 74
• Jan Saenredam to Roelandt Savery, p. 7, p. 6 (afb.), cat.nr. 3