Adam and Eve

Adam and Eve

Title

Adam and Eve

[Friedländer, Rosenberg 1979, 93, No. 114]

Painting on wood

Medium

Painting on wood

[Friedländer, Rosenberg 1979, 93, no. 114]

Adam and Eve are represented standing beside the tree of knowledge. The serpent coils itself around the branches. At the left Adam's body is shown as a side on view. He receives an apple from Eve, who is shown on the right. Eve looks at Adam and conceals a second

Adam and Eve are represented standing beside the tree of knowledge. The serpent coils itself around the branches. At the left Adam's body is shown as a side on view. He receives an apple from Eve, who is shown on the right. Eve looks at Adam and conceals a second apple behind her back.

[Görres, cda 2016]

Attribution
Lucas Cranach the Elder

Attribution

Lucas Cranach the Elder

[Exhib. Cat. Frankfurt 2007, 112, no. 1]

Production date
152(0)

Production date

152(0)

[dated]

Dimensions
Dimensions of support: 87 x 59 cm

Dimensions

Signature / Dating

Artist's insignia on the tree trunk: Serpent and dated '152(0)'

Signature / Dating

  • Artist's insignia on the tree trunk: Serpent and dated '152(0)'

Owner
Museo Soumaya, Mexico City
Repository
Museo Soumaya, Mexico City
Location
Mexico City
CDA ID
MX_MSMC_NONE-001
FR (1978) Nr.
FR114
Persistent Link
https://lucascranach.org/en/MX_MSMC_NONE-001/

Provenance

  • 1924 P. Cassirer, Amsterdam
  • 1932 Collection J. Mannheimer, Berlin
  • Swiss Collection
    [Friedländer, Rosenberg 1979, 93, no. 114]
  • 03.07.1996 Sotheby's London
    [page from the Sotheby's sales catalogue, London 1996; Koepplin Archive]
  • Museo Soumaya, Mexico City, Inv. no. 3388
    [Museo Soumaya online, accessed 21.11.2024]

Literature

Reference on page Catalogue Number Figure / Plate
Friedländer, Rosenberg 1979 93 114 Fig. 114
AuthorMax J. Friedländer, Jakob Rosenberg
EditorG. Schwartz
TitleDie Gemälde von Lucas Cranach
Place of PublicationBasel, Boston, Stuttgart
Year of Publication1979
Show Literature
Rosenberg 1976
AuthorJakob Rosenberg
Title"Adam und Eva" von Lucas Cranach d. Ä.
JournalPantheon
Issue34
Year of Publication1976
Pages17-21
Show Literature
Friedländer, Rosenberg 1932 98b
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

'The painting photographed here exhibits characteristics typical of the work by Cranach the Elder, the insignia is authentic and it is dated '1529'.

Max J. Friedländer, Berlin, d. 27. IV.1925'

[Copy of an expertise by Friedländer on the reverse of a photograph; Koepplin Archive]

An expertise by Max. J. Friedländer mentions the date 1529 and an insignia, however a recent examination under the stereomicroscope revealed the number to be a '0', which matches with the early style of the painting.

[Friedländer, Rosenberg 1979, 93, no. 114]

  • Adam and Eve, 152(0)

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