The first couple is shown against a dark background with the tree of knowledge between them. In the tree the serpent turns towards Eve. She holds the apple in her raised right hand and looks at Adam, who points towards her with a questioning gesture.
- Attribution
- Lucas Cranach the Elder
Attribution
Lucas Cranach the Elder | [Museum für Franken, Staatliches Museum für Kunst- und Kulturgeschichte, revised 2017] |
- Production date
- about 1513-1515
Production date
about 1513-1515 | [Museum für Franken, Staatliches Museum für Kunst- und Kulturgeschichte, revised 2017] |
- Dimensions
- Dimensions of support: 72 x 62 cm
Dimensions
Dimensions of support: 72 x 62 cm
Dimensions including frame: 84 x 73 x 9.5 cm
[Museum für Franken, Staatliches Museum für Kunst- und Kulturgeschichte, revised 2017]
- Signature / Dating
Artist's insignia on the tree trunk: serpent with elevated wings
Signature / Dating
Artist's insignia on the tree trunk: serpent with elevated wings
- Owner
- Bundesrepublik Deutschland
- Repository
- Museum für Franken, Staatliches Museum für Kunst- und Kulturgeschichte, Würzburg
- Location
- Würzburg
- CDA ID
- DE_MFMW_Lg49793
- FR (1978) Nr.
- FR113
- Persistent Link
- https://lucascranach.org/en/DE_MFMW_Lg49793/