Adam and Eve
Circa 1580 - 1600
Dutch
W 9 1/4" × H 12" × D 1/2"
Stock # Marh2780
£2,850.00
Adam and Eve carved oak panel. Museum label to the reverse side. Adam and Eve, according to the creation myth of the Abrahamic religions, were the first man and woman. They are central to the belief that humanity is in essence a single family, with everyone descended from a single pair of original ancestors.
Provenance: Feudalmuseum Schloss Wernigerode Staatliches Museum