# Creation of Adam and Eve

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## Artwork

- Artist: [WILIGELMO](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/wiligelmo-r2b6871ab3819de>)
- Date: 1101-1150
- Technique: Marble, height 100 cm

## Commentary

The picture shows a relief on the west façade of the cathedral of San Geminiano in Modena. Master Wiligelmo worked from 1099 for the cathedral architect Lanfranco in Modena. We know his name due to the inscription which he left over one of the four façade reliefs whose theme is essentially the Book of Genesis. These four reliefs are the starting point of Romanesque sculpture in Italy, and the return to the Classical style is characteristic of Wiligelmo&#39;s figures.

## Related artworks

- [Adam and Eve Labouring](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/wiligelmo-r2b6871ab3819de/adam-and-eve-labouring-r546a573b1b2b28>)
- [Creation of Adam and Eve, Fall of Man](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/wiligelmo-r2b6871ab3819de/creation-of-adam-and-eve-fall-of-man-r60db620c564da0>)
- [Daniel and Zacharias](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/wiligelmo-r2b6871ab3819de/daniel-and-zacharias-rb3634a87ffd2cd>)
- [Scenes from Genesis](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/wiligelmo-r2b6871ab3819de/scenes-from-genesis-re05420448ae843>)
- [Telamon](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/wiligelmo-r2b6871ab3819de/telamon-r1fc54caa541068>)

## Attribution

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