Art Funded
Relief of Adam and Eve
Medieval (French)
V&A (Victoria & Albert Museum)
1175 - 1200
The carving is said to have been found during excavations in the Forum at Arles on the site of a Romanesque church dating from around the 12th century. The style of the relief is rather similar, especially in the treatment of the tree, to that of a representation of the same subject on the West front of the Cathedral at Nimes, which is dated in the second half of the 12th century.
- Medium: limestone
- Dimensions: 43 x 66 cm
- ArtFunded in: 1927
- Presented by G F Hill through The Art Fund
Provenance
The sculpture is said to have been found during excavationsin the Forum at Arles on the site of a Romanesque church.
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