De schepping van Eva
1745 - 1788
Medium
etching
Dimensions
324; 320
About this artwork
height 320 mm x width 324 mm
Art Historical Context
Antonio Capellan’s etching *De schepping van Eva* captures the biblical moment when Eve is formed from Adam’s rib, rendered with the delicate precision characteristic of eighteenth-century printmaking. Working between roughly 1745 and 1788, Capellan specialized in reproductive etchings that translated celebrated paintings into accessible black-and-white images, allowing viewers across Europe to study major compositions without traveling to distant churches or palaces. The medium itself is central to the work’s significance. Etching offered artists fine tonal gradations and fluid lines well su...
About the Artist
Antonio Capellan · 1735–1795
Antonio Capellan (ca. 1740–1793) was an Italian engraver active in Venice and Rome during the Neoclassical period, specializing in reproductive prints that disseminated images of Italian Renaissance masterworks. Born around 1740 in Venice, Capellan trained with Joseph Wagner, a prominent printmaker who influenced a generation of Venetian engravers. This apprenticeship established Capellan's techni...