Adam is shown sitting on a pedestal under the tree of knowledge. A serpent winds itself around a branch of the tree. Eve stands to Adam's right and supports her right knee on the pedestal, her left leg is stretched out on the grass. She grasps the branch with the
Adam is shown sitting on a pedestal under the tree of knowledge. A serpent winds itself around a branch of the tree. Eve stands to Adam's right and supports her right knee on the pedestal, her left leg is stretched out on the grass. She grasps the branch with the serpent in her left hand and puts her right arm around Adam's neck, offering him the apple. Adam holds another apple in his right hand. Their bodies appear anatomically incorrect and are strangely amorphous, the splayed out big toes of the left feet are particularly conspicuous.
[Görres, cda 2014]
- Attributions
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Follower of Lucas Cranach the Elder
Workshop of Antonius Heusler ?
Attributions
Follower of Lucas Cranach the Elder | [Cat. Prague 2007, no. 22] |
Workshop of Antonius Heusler ? | [Exhib. Cat. Prague 2005, no. 25] [Cat. Prague 2007, no. 22] |
Antonius Heusler | [Exhib. Cat. Prague 2016, 157, no. 21] [Exhib. Cat. Prague 2005, no. 25] |
- Production date
- about 1555
Production date
about 1555 | [Exhib. Cat. Prague 2016, 157, no. 21] [Exhib. Cat. Prague 2005, no. 25] |
- Dimensions
- Dimensions of support: 47.5 x 35 cm
Dimensions
Dimensions of support: 47.5 x 35 cm
[Cat. Prague 2007, No. 22]
- Signature / Dating
None
- Inscriptions and Labels
Verso of the panel: - paper label 'Cit. B. Nr. 4'
- on the frame, paper label 'FIDEICOMMISS DUX-OBERLEUTNERSDORF Nr. 132' …
Inscriptions and Labels
Stamps, Seals, Labels:
Verso of the panel: - paper label 'Cit. B. Nr. 4'
- on the frame, paper label 'FIDEICOMMISS DUX-OBERLEUTNERSDORF Nr. 132' [= Waldstein Inventory 1895]
[Exhib. Cat. Prague 2005, No. 25]
- Owner
- Národní galerie v Praze (National Gallery in Prague)
- Repository
- Národní galerie v Praze (National Gallery in Prague)
- Location
- Prague
- CDA ID
- CZ_NGP_O10009
- FR (1978) Nr.
- FR-none
- Persistent Link
- https://lucascranach.org/en/CZ_NGP_O10009/
- on the frame, paper label 'FIDEICOMMISS DUX-OBERLEUTNERSDORF Nr. 132' …