Pendant Design with Adam and Eve, from Des Pendants de Cleffs pour les Femmes

Johann Theodor de Bry

1580–1600 · Engraving and blackwork · Drawings and Prints

Ornamental pendant design with Adam and Eve, with Adam holding the fruit at right and the snake at left, contained in an oval at center. The surrounding blackwork contains various floral designs and a vase with a female mask at bottom. From a series of five plates.

Artist

Johann Theodor de Bry

Date

1580–1600

Medium

Engraving and blackwork

Department

Drawings and Prints

Credit line

The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1951