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The Fall
The Fall and Salvation of Mankind through the Life and Passion of Christ
Adam and Eve Eating the Forbidden Fruit
The Fall
The Fall and Salvation of Mankind through the Life and Passion of Christ
Albrecht Altdorfer (German, about 1480–1538)
Medium/Technique
Woodcut
Credit Line
Harvey D. Parker Collection—Harvey Drury Parker Fund
Accession NumberP19133
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
New Hollstein w.001; Bartsch 001; Winzinger 26
ProvenancePossibly Giacomo Durazzo (b. 1717 - d. 1794), Genoa; possibly by descent to Jacopo Durazzo (d. around 1872), Genoa; November 19, 1872, posthumous Jacopo Durazzo sale, Gutekunst, Stuttgart, lot 134, sold for RM 10 (for the set of 39 prints), possibly to Gutekunst. [see note 1]. Henry Foster Sewall (b. 1816 - d. 1896; Lugt 1309), New York; 1896, by inheritance to his son, Charles Sewall (b. 1848 - d. 1898); 1897, sold by Charles Sewall to the MFA [see note 2]. (Acquisition Date: October 21, 1897)
NOTES:
[1] The prints bear no Durazzo marks, but the ledger of the Sewall Collection notes a Durazzo provenance for the set. The Durazzo sale catalogue includes a set that matches these prints exactly, including a description of the mounts and a note that the set is lacking one print, as does the Sewall set. The copy of the catalogued scanned for Art Sales Catalogue Online includes a notation that the lot may have sold to Gutekunst.
[2] Henry F. Sewall offered his collection to the MFA for purchase in 1888. That purchase was finalized and executed in 1897, one year after his death.
NOTES:
[1] The prints bear no Durazzo marks, but the ledger of the Sewall Collection notes a Durazzo provenance for the set. The Durazzo sale catalogue includes a set that matches these prints exactly, including a description of the mounts and a note that the set is lacking one print, as does the Sewall set. The copy of the catalogued scanned for Art Sales Catalogue Online includes a notation that the lot may have sold to Gutekunst.
[2] Henry F. Sewall offered his collection to the MFA for purchase in 1888. That purchase was finalized and executed in 1897, one year after his death.