Description
The Fall of Man by Albrecht Dürer brings Adam and Eve close together beneath the tree associated with their temptation. Their pale bodies stand against a dense world of trunks, leaves and shadow, while the exchange of fruit gives the scene a clear center. The compact arrangement makes the encounter feel immediate rather than distant or ceremonial.
Made around 1510 for The Small Passion, this woodcut relies on strong contours and dark passages to separate the figures from the surrounding growth. The tree binds the two bodies into a single scene, turning the natural setting into part of the biblical drama. Dürer’s contrast between open flesh and thick foliage gives a familiar subject a particularly direct and concentrated visual force.
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