Art History: The Adam and Eve, Albrecht Dürer

In this first portion of the assignment you are asked to analyze the iconography of the artworks listed below. Defined in the textbook, iconography is an understanding of the subject matter and symbols of an artwork (Stokstad and Cothern, 2016, pg. 6).

Compare and contrast the function of the above works. Focus your analysis on how each artwork functioned spiritually and/or politically in their original context