ca.1700 (Printed)
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This hand-coloured woodcut by Albert Schmidt, a German publisher of popular prints and playing cards, was printed in about 1700 in Augsburg, Germany, and coloured later with watercolour. It represents scenes from the biblical story of Adam and Eve and leads us to believe that prints like this of characters from biblical stories were the basis for an early form of German Toy Theatre.
From the way the characters are portrayed it appears that this sheet was meant to be cut up and used in performance in conjunction with a text. It is unlikely that the images on this sheet were meant for one static three-dimensional image or 'Nativity', but rather for performance.
From the way the characters are portrayed it appears that this sheet was meant to be cut up and used in performance in conjunction with a text. It is unlikely that the images on this sheet were meant for one static three-dimensional image or 'Nativity', but rather for performance.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Handcoloured woodcut on paper |
| Brief description | Hand-coloured sheet of characters from the biblical story of Adam and Eve, probably used for a paper theatre version of the story. German, Augsburg, ca.1700, printed by Albrecht Schmidt (about 1667-1744). |
| Physical description | Woodcut-printed sheet, coloured by hand, showing various people in the biblical story of Adam and Eve including Eve with God, Eve in four other positions, Adam in four different positions, the tree of knowledge with the serpent wrapped round it, two other trees and an angel on a cloud. |
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| Credit line | Herbert Hinkins Collection |
| Production | Signature cut into the block |
| Summary | This hand-coloured woodcut by Albert Schmidt, a German publisher of popular prints and playing cards, was printed in about 1700 in Augsburg, Germany, and coloured later with watercolour. It represents scenes from the biblical story of Adam and Eve and leads us to believe that prints like this of characters from biblical stories were the basis for an early form of German Toy Theatre. From the way the characters are portrayed it appears that this sheet was meant to be cut up and used in performance in conjunction with a text. It is unlikely that the images on this sheet were meant for one static three-dimensional image or 'Nativity', but rather for performance. |
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| Accession number | S.89-2003 |
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| Record created | July 20, 2004 |
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