Why it matters
A seated Adam and a standing Eve, a composition influenced by Raphael's fresco of the subject in the Vatican and by details of Dürer's engraving Adam and Eve. Rubens later copied it for his own version.
Did you know?
- It dates from around 1550.
- It belonged to Antonio Pérez, secretary to Philip II.
- It entered the Spanish royal collection in 1585.
Based on the Wikipedia article The Fall of Man (Titian) (CC BY-SA 4.0).
