Adam and Eve at Work
Maker
(Artists)
1589-1624
1589-1624
Title
Adam and Eve at Work
Date of Production
c. 1618-20
Medium
oil on panel
Dimensions
Height: 85.5 cm (panel)
Width: 67 cm (panel)
Width: 67 cm (panel)
Accession Number
P.1950.XX.123
Mode of Acquisition
Gift in memory of Tancred Borenius, 1950
Credit
The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)
Location
On display
Keywords
Label Text
The Bible recounts that Adam and Eve had to learn to survive on their own after being banished from the Garden of Eden. Here, Eve spins thread to make clothing while Adam cultivates the land for food. Their children, Cain and Abel, accompany them. Domenico Fetti succeeded Peter Paul Rubens as court painter to the powerful Gonzaga family in Mantua (northern Italy). He was strongly influenced by Rubens, as well as by the delicate colours used by Renaissance Venetian painters.
Provenance
Gift in memory of Tancred Borenius 1950
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