About the creation

Grabow Altarpiece: Adam and Eve

Artist name: Meister Bertram

Scenes from the story of Adam and Eve: Above, Eve is created from Adam’s rib; God warns them both (!) not to eat the forbidden fruit; the human headed serpent gives them fruit, which they eat. Below, God condemns them; a sword wielding angel evicts them from Eden; and they work at their archetypal occupations, spinning and farming.

Source: Genesis 2-3

Technique: Tempera on wood

Location: Kunsthalle, Hamburg

Date: 1375

Dimensions: 172 x 169