When Eve Meets Adam
Reunited Masterpieces: From Adam and Eve to George and Martha
Two of Hendrick Goltzius’ masterpieces, “Adam” and “Eve” will be reunited for a special exhibition at the Museum of Fine Arts of Strasbourg. The Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art in Hartford, Connecticut (USA) and Strasbourg each own one of a pair of the matching paintings, meant to be shown together, painted in 1613 by the great Dutch artist Hendrick Goltzius (1558-1617). While Eve has been in Strasbourg since 1936, Wadsworth Atheneum acquired Adam more recently, in 2004. This reunion will be further enriched inside the Print and Drawings room which houses an important number of Goltzius’ engravings as possible sources for these paintings along with others of his period. A series of approximately twenty engravings is exhibited in the same room as the Goltzius paintings for this unique occasion.
The Exhibition Schedule
Hartford CT / USA
Feb 14, 2010 - May 30, 2010
Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of ArtStrasbourg / France
Nov 22, 2010 - Feb 22, 2012
Musée des Beaux-Arts / Palais Rohan, Strasbourg