M0005906: The creation of Adam and Eve, Orvieto Cathedral

Date:
15 November 1938
Reference:
WT/D/1/20/1/49/10
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M0005906: The creation of Adam and Eve, Orvieto Cathedral. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

About this work

Also known as

Previous title, replaced August 2020: The creation of man and woman. From the sculptures of the facade of Orvieto Cathedral.

Description

Two photographs of the marble reliefs on the façade of Orvieto Cathedral, Italy depicting the creation of Adam and Eve. The photographs were acquired by the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum and accessioned in 1938 (accession number PHO 11067 and PHO 11068).

Publication/Creation

15 November 1938

Physical description

1 photograph glass plate negative; 12 x 16.5 cm

Notes

Catalogue data comes from a combination of entries in the original glass plate registers, metadata created when the glass plates were digitised in the early 2000s and enhancements made by the cataloguer in 2020.

Terms of use

Please consult the digitised version as this item is fragile. Email library@wellcomecollection.org to request access to the physical item.

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