Adam and Eve

Adam and Eve

Titles

Adam and Eve

[Friedländer, Rosenberg 1979, 109, No. 198E]

The Fall of Man

[CDA 2012]

Painting on beech wood

Medium

Painting on beech wood

[Koepplin, Exhib. Cat. Basel 1974, 659, No. 574a]

wood

[http://www.khm-magdeburg.de/Gemaelde/Cranach.html; 12.2011]

The painting depicts Adam and Eve standing in front of the undergrowth. They face each other and hold the apple in their respective right hand. Adam holds a branch in his left hand and the leaves cover both figures nakedness. Behind them the serpent winds itself around the branches

The painting depicts Adam and Eve standing in front of the undergrowth. They face each other and hold the apple in their respective right hand. Adam holds a branch in his left hand and the leaves cover both figures nakedness. Behind them the serpent winds itself around the branches of a tree. In the background on the left two stags look out from the undergrowth.

Attributions
Lucas Cranach the Elder
Lucas Cranach the Younger (?)

Attributions

Lucas Cranach the Elder

[http://www.khm-magdeburg.de/Gemaelde/Cranach.html; 12.2011]
[Exhib. Cat. Hamburg 2003, No. 52]
[Friedländer, Rosenberg 1979, 109, No. 198E]

Lucas Cranach the Younger (?)

[Koepplin, Exhib. Cat. Basel 1974, 659, No. 574a]

Lucas Cranach the Elder (workshop)

[postcard of the Kulturhistorisches Museum, Magdeburg 1999]

Production date
1532

Production date

1532

[dated]

Dimensions
Dimensions of support: 50 x 35 cm

Dimensions

  • Dimensions of support: 50 x 35 cm

  • [Koepplin, Exhib. Cat. Basel 1974, 659, No. 574a]

  • [http://www.khm-magdeburg.de/Gemaelde/Cranach.html; 12.2011]

Signature / Dating

Artist's insignia bottom left on the stone: winged serpent with elevated wings and dated '1532'

Signature / Dating

  • Artist's insignia bottom left on the stone: winged serpent with elevated wings and dated '1532'

  • [CDA 2011]

  • [http://www.khm-magdeburg.de/Gemaelde/Cranach.html; 12.2011]

  • [Friedländer, Rosenberg 1979, 109, No. 198E]

Owner
Kulturhistorisches Museum Magdeburg
Repository
Kulturhistorisches Museum Magdeburg
Location
Magdeburg
CDA ID
DE_KHMM_G272
FR (1978) Nr.
FR198E
Persistent Link
https://lucascranach.org/en/DE_KHMM_G272/

Provenance

  • 1898 donated by the councillor of commerce (Kommerzienrat) Paul Henninge, Magdeburg
    [http://www.khm-magdeburg.de/Gemaelde/Cranach.html; 12.2011]

  • Kaiser-Friedrich-Museum, Magdeburg
    [Friedländer, Rosenberg 1979, 109, No. 198E]

Exhibitions

Weimar, Wittenberg 1953, No. 40
Weimar 1972, Fig. 73
Basel 1974, No. 574a
Hamburg 2003, No. 52

Literature

Reference on page Catalogue Number Figure / Plate
Exhib. Cat. Hamburg 2003 60, 176 052 Pl. 52
EditorBucerius Kunst Forum, Werner Schade
TitleLucas Cranach. Glaube, Mythologie und Moderne [Bucerius Kunst Forum, Hamburg]
Place of PublicationOstfildern-Ruit
Year of Publication2003
Show Literature
Friedländer, Rosenberg 1979 109 No. 198E
AuthorMax J. Friedländer, Jakob Rosenberg
EditorG. Schwartz
TitleDie Gemälde von Lucas Cranach
Place of PublicationBasel, Boston, Stuttgart
Year of Publication1979
Show Literature
Exhib. Cat. Basel 1974/1976 659 574a
AuthorDieter Koepplin, Tilman Falk
TitleLukas Cranach. Gemälde, Zeichnungen und Druckgraphik
Volume1, 2
Place of PublicationBasel, Stuttgart
Year of Publication1974
Link http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bsz:16-diglit-104522
Show Literature
Exhib. Cat. Weimar 1972 B Fig. 73
EditorSchlossmuseum Weimar
TitleLucas Cranach 1472-1553. Ein großer Maler in bewegter Zeit
Place of PublicationWeimar
Year of Publication1972
Show Literature
Exhib. Cat. Weimar, Wittenberg 1953 40
AuthorWalther Scheidig
EditorDeutsche Lucas Cranach Komitee
TitleLucas Cranach Ausstellung. Weimar und Wittenberg
Place of PublicationWeimar, Wittenberg
Year of Publication1953
Show Literature
Friedländer, Rosenberg 1932 166e
AuthorMax J. Friedländer, Jakob Rosenberg
TitleDie Gemälde von Lucas Cranach
Place of PublicationBerlin
Year of Publication1932
Link http://digi.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/diglit/friedlaender1932
Show Literature

Research History / Discussion

According to Koepplin the timid painting technique and its cool tones are more typical of Lucas Cranach the Younger.

[Koepplin, Exhib. Cat. Basel 1974, 659, No. 574a]

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Technical studies

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Underdrawing

DESCRIPTION

Tools/Materials:

- fluid, black medium and brush; possibly in combination with dark chalk

Type/Ductus:

- freehand underdrawing?

- thin lines

Function:

- relatively binding for the final painted version; lines delineate contours and describe the essential details; possible representation of volume?

Deviations:

- minor alterations made during the painting process to clearly define form

INTERPRETATION

Attribution:

- workshop (sons Hans or Lucas?)

[Smith, Sandner, Heydenreich, cda 2012]

  • photographed by Gunnar Heydenreich
  • photographed by Ingo Sandner

1974Technical examination / Scientific analysis

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