GUIDING QUESTIONS for ADAM and EVE by Dürer:

  • What is a CARTELINO?

  • What city was the artist from?

  • What language is the CARTELINO in?

  • What are the proportions of the faces based on?

  • What did Dürer sacrifice in order to showcase Vitruvian ideals?

  • What animal (featured in this print) were collectors items in Germany?

  • Which animal is associated with which HUMOR (PERSONALITY TYPES)?

  • Which animal featured in this print is a reference to the scapegoat in the bible?

  • What did Dürer do that allowed him to “embrace the ideals of the italian Renaissance”?


Met Video:

  • What type of tree is featured in this print?


I KNOW THIS LADY ISN’T TOUCHING A 16th CENTURY PRINT WITH HER BARE HANDS!!!!?!!!!


  • How long did Dürer spend on this print?

  • What sculpture is the figure / body of Adam inspired by?