Adam

Adam

Painting on wood

Medium

Painting on wood

[Opac-fabritius, accessed 23.11.2021]

An almost life-size depiction of Adam shown as a full-length nude figure, facing right. He covers his private parts with a branch held in his left hand and holds an apple in his right hand. Part of the tree of knowledge is shown at the right edge and this pictorial

An almost life-size depiction of Adam shown as a full-length nude figure, facing right. He covers his private parts with a branch held in his left hand and holds an apple in his right hand. Part of the tree of knowledge is shown at the right edge and this pictorial devise leads over to the pendant piece, a panel depicting Eve. Small bushes fills the space behind Adam.

[Görres, cda 2016]

Attributions
Lucas Cranach the Elder
Lucas Cranach the Younger (and workshop)

Attributions

Lucas Cranach the Elder

[http://www.opac-fabritius.be, 20.01.2011]

Lucas Cranach the Younger (and workshop)

[Friedländer, Rosenberg 1979, 144, No. 357C]

Production date
after 1537

Production date

after 1537

[Friedländer, Rosenberg 1979, 144, no. 357]

Dimensions
Dimensions of support: 175.6 x 68.6 cm

Dimensions

  • Dimensions of support: 175.6 x 68.6 cm

  • [Heydenreich, cda 2011]

Signature / Dating

None

Inscriptions and Labels

Reverse, on the cradle: Label: 'MUSÉES ROYAUX DES BEAUX-ARTS DE BELGIQUE, Auteur Cranach, Lucas, Sujet Adam, Inventaire …

Inscriptions and Labels

Stamps, Seals, Labels:

  • Reverse, on the cradle: Label: 'MUSÉES ROYAUX DES BEAUX-ARTS DE BELGIQUE, Auteur Cranach, Lucas, Sujet Adam, Inventaire n° 2626, cat 123a'

  • Reverse of the panel:

  • 'MUSEE ROYAL DE PEINTURE ET DE SCULPTURE DE BELGIQUE, No 2626. DE L'INVENTAIRE GENERAL, Lucas Cranach'

Owner
Musées royaux des Beaux-Arts de Belgique, Brussels
Repository
Musées royaux des Beaux-Arts de Belgique, Brussels
Location
Brussels
CDA ID
BE_MRBAB_2626
FR (1978) Nr.
FR357C
Persistent Link
https://lucascranach.org/en/BE_MRBAB_2626/

Connected Works

Eve
  • Eve, after 1537
  • BE_MRBAB_2627
  • Painting
  • Musées royaux des Beaux-Arts de Belgique, Brussels

Provenance

Literature

Reference on page Catalogue Number Figure / Plate
Sandner, Heydenreich, Smith-Contini 2015 134, Fn. 46
AuthorGunnar Heydenreich, Ingo Sandner, Helen Smith-Contini
TitleVeränderungen beim Unterzeichnen in Cranachs Werkstatt und die Arbeitsweise von Sohn Lucas
Publicationin Elke A. Werner, Anne Eusterschulte, Gunnar Heydenreich, eds., Lucas Cranach der Jüngere und die Reformation der Bilder
Place of PublicationMunich
Year of Publication2015
Link https://lucascranach.org/application/files/5215/6337/7366/Heydenreich_Sandner_Smith-Contini_2015_-_Unterzeichnung.pdf
Pages128-141
Show Literature
Heydenreich 2010 A 78 68
AuthorGunnar Heydenreich
TitleReisende Bilder im Wandel
Publicationin Guido Messling, ed., Die Welt des Lucas Cranach. Ein Künstler im Zeitalter von Dürer, Tizian und Metsys, Exhib. Cat. Brussels
Place of PublicationBrussels
Year of Publication2010
Pages66-79
Show Literature
Friedländer, Rosenberg 1979 141 No. 357C
AuthorMax J. Friedländer, Jakob Rosenberg
EditorG. Schwartz
TitleDie Gemälde von Lucas Cranach
Place of PublicationBasel, Boston, Stuttgart
Year of Publication1979
Show Literature
  • Adam, after 1537

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Technical studies

01. 2010Technical examination / Scientific analysis

  • Infrared reflectography
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Underdrawing

- an underdrawing is not clearly visible; probably red chalk

[Smith, Sandner, Heydenreich, cda 2012]

  • photographed by Gunnar Heydenreich

2010Technical examination / Scientific analysis

Underdrawing

'Red chalk'

[Heydenreich 2010 A, 78]

  • written by Gunnar Heydenreich

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