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The Discovery of Adam and Eve

Date

ca. 1792-1795

Creator

James Barry
Raclin Murphy Museum of Art

In The Discovery of Adam and Eve, Barry shows a scene described by Milton (Book X, lines 85–208) in which, after the Fall of Man, Christ descends to earth as intercessor. There he finds Adam and Eve hiding in a grove. Adam points accusingly at Eve while she indicates the serpent as the cause of the problem. Like many of the other subjects in Milton’s epic, The Discovery of Adam and Eve allowed Barry to depict the heroic nudes that are at the core of both the classical academic tradition as well as much of his own work.

from Bindman, No Cross, No Crown: Prints by James Barry from the Collection of William L. and Nancy Pressly (Notre Dame, 2016)

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Creator
James Barry (Irish, 1741 - 1806)
Date
ca. 1792-1795
Classification
Prints
Medium
Etching with traces of aquatint on wove paper
Dimensions
22 7/8 x 16 5/8 in. (57.94 x 42.23 cm)
Credit Line
Terry and Margaret Stent Fund
Copyright Status
Public domain
Subject
Adam
Eve
Garden of Eden
intaglio prints
Jesus Christ
Legend of Adam and Eve

Metadata

Accession Number
2015.001.008
Campus Location
Raclin Murphy Museum of Art
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