Adam and Eve

Albrecht Dürer

Cleveland Museum of Art

Black and white image of Adam and Eve in a forest. Adam on the left has curly hair and holds a branch with leaves and a bird on it in his right hand. He is naked with a fig leaf covering his genitals. Eve on the right has long wavy hair down her back and holds a branch with a fig leaf in her left hand. She is also naked. There is a tree behind them with a snake wrapped around it. A sign on the branch reads "ALBERTVS DVER. HOC FIGURAS DESIGNABAT. AD EXEMPLAR. EVANGEL. ET ISTORIARVM SCRIPTVRARVM". Animals are on the ground and in background. A figure and animal are on a hill in the background. Two people are standing on a hill.