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The Fall and Expulsion from the Garden of Paradise
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The Fall and Expulsion from the Garden of Paradise
- Object:
Relief
- Place of origin:
Saxony, Germany (made)
Bohemia, Czech Republic (possibly, made) - Date:
1540-1560 (made)
- Artist/Maker:
Unknown (production)
- Materials and Techniques:
Gilt bronze
- Credit Line:
Given by Dr W. L. Hildburgh FSA
- Museum number:
A.111-1929
- Gallery location:
Sculpture, room 111, case DR18
The art of plaquette making emerged in the south, in Nuremberg and Augsburg, about 1510–20. The plaquettes had the same multiple purpose as their Italian predecessors. They were used mainly by goldsmiths and in bronze foundries, but also by cabinetmakers. The models were carved in wood, stone, slate and wax, then reproduced in bronze and lead.
This relief together with inv.no. A.110-1929 belong to a series telling the story of Genesis, the first book in the Old Testament. The same model was used by goldsmiths for reliefs on tankards, caskets and cabinets.
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