Eve

Eve

Title

Eve

[CDA 2011]

Painting on wood

Medium

Painting on wood

[Guratzsch, Cat. Leipzig 1995, 35]

The almost life-size representation shows Eve as a full-length nude figure, facing left. In her right hand she presents an apple with a bite out of it, while covering herself with a branch held in her left hand. Eve stands on her right leg and has elegantly crossed the left

The almost life-size representation shows Eve as a full-length nude figure, facing left. In her right hand she presents an apple with a bite out of it, while covering herself with a branch held in her left hand. Eve stands on her right leg and has elegantly crossed the left leg. The cropped tree of knowledge is visible at the right edge and it leads over to the pendant panel, showing Adam. The serpent is coiled around a branch of the tree and a stag rests behind Eve. In the background there is shrubbery.

[Görres, cda 2016]

Attribution
Lucas Cranach the Elder

Attribution

Lucas Cranach the Elder

[Guratzsch, Cat. Leipzig 1995, 35]

Production date
1533

Production date

1533

[pendant dated]

Dimensions
Dimensions of support: 175 x 68 cm

Dimensions

  • Dimensions of support: 175 x 68 cm

  • [Guratzsch, Cat. Leipzig 1995, 35]

  • Dimensions of support: 175 x 66.5 x 0.6-0.8 cm

  • Dimensions of painted surface: c. 173 x 66.5 cm

  • Dimensions including frame: 193 x 84.5 x 18 cm

  • [Mieth, Museum der bildenden Künste, revised 06.11.2013]

Signature / Dating

None

Owner
Museum der bildenden Künste, Leipzig
Repository
Museum der bildenden Künste, Leipzig
Location
Leipzig
CDA ID
DE_MdbKL_1693
FR (1978) Nr.
FR196
Persistent Link
https://lucascranach.org/en/DE_MdbKL_1693/

Provenance

  • the collection of Speck von Sternberg, Lützschena
    [Guratzsch, Cat. Leipzig 1995, 35]

Exhibitions

Weimar, Wittenberg 1953, No. 41
Weimar 1972, Plate 74
Yokohama, Sapporo, Hiroshima 1985/86, p. 158, 159
Wien 1989, V/2/7, p. 510
Karlsruhe 1991, Nos. 16, 17
Kronach 1994

Literature

Reference on page Catalogue Number Figure / Plate
Exhib. Cat. Munich 2012 66
EditorH. Friedel
TitleMarcel Duchamp in München
Place of PublicationMunich
Year of Publication2012
Herz 2012 180 Fig. p. 182
AuthorR. Herz
TitleLe Mystère de Munich
Publicationin Helmut Friedel, ed., Marcel Duchamp in München
Place of PublicationMunich
Year of Publication2012
Evans 2007 61 (fn. 104)
AuthorMark Evans
Title"Die Italiener, sonst so ruhmsüchtig, bieten Dir die Hand": Lucas Cranach und die Kunst des Humanismus
Publicationin Bodo Brinkmann, ed., Cranach der Ältere, Exhib. Cat. Frankfurt
Place of PublicationOstfildern
Year of Publication2007
Pages49-61
Kunsthandel 2000 73
Authorn. a.
TitleDie Rahmung der Gemäldesammlung Speck von Sternburg
JournalDer Kunsthandel
Issue2
Year of Publication2000
Nicolaisen 1999 Fig. p. 13
AuthorJ. Nicolaisen
TitleDie Sammlung Maximilian Speck von Sternburg
JournalKulturberichte
Issue2/99
Year of Publication1999
Pages9-13
Triomphe 1999 Fig.
AuthorR. Triomphe
TitleLe signe de la pomme
Place of PublicationStrasbourg
Year of Publication1999
Exhib. Cat. Bonn 1994 35
EditorHerwig Guratzsch, Museum der bildenden Künste, Leipzig
TitleVon Lucas Cranach bis Caspar David Friedrich [Kunst- und Ausstellungshalle der Bundesrepublik Deutschland, Bonn]
Place of PublicationStuttgart
Year of Publication1994
Exhib. Cat. Kronach 1994
EditorClaus Grimm, Johannes Erichsen, Evamaria Brockhoff
TitleLucas Cranach. Ein Maler-Unternehmer aus Franken [Festung Rosenberg, Kronach 17.05 - 21.08.1994; Museum der Bildenden Künste, Leipzig 07.09 - 06.11.1994]
SeriesVeröffentlichungen zur bayerischen Geschichte und Kultur
Volume26
Place of PublicationAugsburg, Coburg
Year of Publication1994
Exhib. Cat. Karlsruhe 1991 Nos. 16, 17
AuthorDieter Gleisberg
EditorStädtische Galerie im Prinz-Max-Palais, Karlsruhe
TitleKunstschätze aus Sachsen. Meisterwerke aus Leipziger Museen vom Mittelalter bis zur Gegenwart, [Städtische Galerie im Prinz-Max-Palais, Karlsruhe]
Place of PublicationKarlsruhe
Year of Publication1991
Exhib. Cat. Vienna 1989/1990 510 No. V/2/7
EditorDieter Gleisberg, Bundesministerium für Wissenschaft und Forschung, Österreich
TitleMerkur und die Musen. Schätze der Weltkultur aus Leipzig[Künstlerhaus, Vienna]
Place of PublicationVienna
Year of Publication1989
Exhib. Cat. Yokohama, Sapporo, Hiroshima 1985/86 158, 159
EditorNobuyuki Senzoku
TitleMeisterwerke der Renaissance und des Barock aus dem Museum der bildenden Künste Leipzig, DDR
Place of Publication[Tokyo]
Year of Publication1985
Friedländer, Rosenberg 1979 111 No. 196 Fig. 196
AuthorMax J. Friedländer, Jakob Rosenberg
EditorG. Schwartz
TitleDie Gemälde von Lucas Cranach
Place of PublicationBasel, Boston, Stuttgart
Year of Publication1979
Exhib. Cat. Weimar 1972 B Plate 74
EditorSchlossmuseum Weimar
TitleLucas Cranach 1472-1553. Ein großer Maler in bewegter Zeit
Place of PublicationWeimar
Year of Publication1972
Cat. Leipzig 1967 No. 1693
Authorn. a.
TitleBestandskatalog, Museum der bildenden Künste, Leipzig
Place of PublicationLeipzig
Year of Publication1967
Exhib. Cat. Weimar, Wittenberg 1953 No. 41
AuthorWalther Scheidig
EditorDeutsche Lucas Cranach Komitee
TitleLucas Cranach Ausstellung. Weimar und Wittenberg
Place of PublicationWeimar, Wittenberg
Year of Publication1953
Friedländer, Rosenberg 1932 165
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
Schuchardt 1851 C 79 326
AuthorChristian Schuchardt
TitleLucas Cranach des Aeltern Leben und Werke. Zweiter Theil
Place of PublicationLeipzig
Year of Publication1851
Link http://digi.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/diglit/schuchardt1851bd2
  • Eve, 1533

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Technical studies

06.11.2013Technologische Untersuchung

  • Identification of wood species / Dendrochronology
  • Infrared reflectography
  • Stereomicroscopy
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Support

- Identification of wood species: lime wood (Tilia sp.), Peter Klein, report from 26.10. 2013

- Plank I (top) two knots, otherwise more or less without knots, presumably tangential cut

- five planks, butt-joined, rebate along all four edges

- plank widths: I: 17.8cm bottom14.9cm top, II: 12.5cm top/10.2cm bottom, III: 12.0cm top/11.1cm bottom, IV: 12.3cm top/11.0cm bottom, V: 16.4cm bottom/14.8cm top

- the original edges of the panel have not been preserved, the panel was thinned about 1960, remnants of a black coating are visible at the edge of the panel (presumably applied while the panel was fitted in an engaged frame), see photograph

- the joins were not reinforced

- rebate width: 14-15mm, panel thickness at the edge: 6mm

Ground and Imprimatura

- white, presumably chalk-glue (not tested)

- thin

- ground extends on all four sides to the edge of the panel, no visible barb

- no imprimatura visible (macro and microscopic examination)

Underdrawing

- economic drawing with a brush visible in the IR under the flesh paint, almost no alterations

- visible to the naked eye as thin brushed line on the lower leg and the the lower arm

- the index finger on the left hand has been altered slightly, the same applies to the toe of the right foot

- no indication that the design was transferred, however we presume that the figure was traced as it is positioned within the composition without any corrections

Paint Layers and Gilding

Figure:

- an initial ochre wash was applied over the white ground. This was then in part wiped away to create the highlights by exposing the white ground. The shadows were laid in over this with a cool brownish-grey underpaint brushed into the highlights. After the drying process an admixture of vermilion/ochre/white was applied wet-in-wet and in part blended with the greyish brown to create a mother-of-pearl-like flesh tone. This tone served to create the half-shadows. The dark brownish-grey underpaint was left for the shadows. Highlights employing an admixture of vermilion/lead white were added and in part blended wet-in-wet with the flesh tone. additional accents employing light grey paint were also added. Finally fine lines were drawn in brown tones. Teh hair was initially painted employing ochre and linear highlights and contours were then added.

Sky:

a light blue paint (a blue/white admixture) was applied over the white ground. In the upper section of painting a thicker application of the same blue paint was dabbed on

Grassy areas:

dark brown underpainting, subsequently a rough indication of the grass structure was applied employing a semi-opaque green paint, finally single blades and leaves were added

Background:

blackish-green underpaint, wet-in-wet application of the green leaf structure, linear accents and contour. finally green glazes were added (now brown)

Stag:

initially applied in a range of greyish-ochre washes, modulated with white highlights and blended, linear application of black to dark grey strokes to create the fur texture his coat, white highlights

Flesh paint: brushstrokes, semi-opaque, glazed, dabbed

Sky: brushstrokes, in part semi-opaque, dabbed

Background: brushstrokes, opaque, glazed

- mid-range pointed brush; paint consistency in the flesh paint thin to very thin, otherwise semi-opaque to opaque with some impasto along the contours.

- at the top and bottom the paint extends in part slightly beyond the edge of the ground (not easy to classify)

- the outline of the left arm has been corrected employing the background paint

Framing

- not original, first half of the 19th century, 1985 altered

- dimensions: 193 x 84.5 x 18 cm

- coniferous wood

- gilded profile frame, classical stucco ornamantation, built up on the reverse (14 cm) so it could be mounted in the display case

[Museum der bildenden Künste, 06.11.2013]

  • examined by Andreas Mieth

11. 2013Technical examination / Scientific analysis

  • UV-light photography
  • uv_light

06. 2010Technical examination / Scientific analysis

  • Infrared reflectography
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Underdrawing

DESCRIPTION

Tools/Materials:

- fluid black pigmented medium, (pointed brush) combined with dark chalk (?)

Type/Ductus:

- barely visible

Function:

- absolutely binding for the final painted version; lines delineate contours and describe the main features within the forms (barely visible); minimal representation of volume in the underdrawing (?)

Deviations:

- almost no alterations made during the painting process; small change in the position of the finger

INTERPRETATION

Attribution:

- Lucas Cranach the Younger ?

[Smith, Sandner, Heydenreich, cda 2012]

  • photographed by Gunnar Heydenreich
  • photographed by Ingo Sandner

1985Technologische Untersuchung / Naturwissenschaftliche Materialanalyse

  • Röntgengrobstrukturanalyse

in Japan ausgeführt

[Museum der bildenden Künste, 11.06.2014]

  • created by Kuroe Mitsuhiko

Condition Reports

Date11.06.2014

Support:

  • since the conservation treatment in 1985 stable, the same applies with regards the ground, paint layers and varnish. Small, old, tiny losses were not retouched.

  • limited degree of woodworm damage along the bottom edge of the painting, filled

  • slight wash board deformation. The panel exhibits a convex warp, particularly at the edge (horizontal), the vertical edges exhibit a slight concave warp. The deformations have increased since the attempt in Japan (1985) to bring the panel into plane

Ground/ Paint layers:

  • The retouches from 1985 have discoloured, in the flesh paint in part grey (Titanium white admixture)

  • retouches along the joins where losses were filled. Overpaint in this area

Varnish:

  • spray application from a can; synthetic resin in white spirits with the addition of a matting agent SiO²

[Museum der bildenden Künste, 11.06.2014]

  • examined by Rüdiger Beck

Conservation History

Date1985

  • report preserved in the painting file, MdbKL

[Museum der bildenden Künste, 11.06.2014]

  • conservation treatment by Kuroe Mitsuhiko

Citing from the Cranach Digital Archive

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