Adam and Eve

Adam and Eve

Title

Adam and Eve

[Art Museum University of Toronto online database, accessed 18.11.2021]

Painting on wood

Medium

Painting on wood

[Art Museum University of Toronto online database, accessed 18.11.2021]

Adam and Eve stand in front of the tree of knowledge. Eve supports herself by holding one of the branches with her left hand and offers Adam an apple with her other one. He has put his arm around her shoulder. The serpent is coiled around a branch of the

Adam and Eve stand in front of the tree of knowledge. Eve supports herself by holding one of the branches with her left hand and offers Adam an apple with her other one. He has put his arm around her shoulder. The serpent is coiled around a branch of the tree and appears to be moving towards Eve. There is a stag visible in the background.

[Görres, cda 2015]

Attribution
Lucas Cranach the Elder

Attribution

Lucas Cranach the Elder

[Art Museum University of Toronto online database, accessed 18.11.2021]

Production date
1538

Production date

1538

[dated]

Dimensions
Dimensions of support: 59 x 40.5 cm

Dimensions

Signature / Dating

Artist's insignia on the base of the tree: winged serpent and dated '1538'; in yellow paint

Signature / Dating

  • Artist's insignia on the base of the tree: winged serpent and dated '1538'; in yellow paint

  • [cda 2012]

Owner
University of Toronto Art Centre
Repository
Malcove Collection, University of Toronto Art Centre
Location
Toronto
CDA ID
CA_UTac_M82-147
FR (1978) Nr.
FR356
Persistent Link
https://lucascranach.org/en/CA_UTac_M82-147/

Provenance

Literature

Reference on page Catalogue Number Figure / Plate
Exhib. Cat. Prague 2016 84, 85
EditorOlga Kotková
TitleCranach. Ze všech stran. From all sides.
Place of PublicationPrague
Year of Publication2016
Pages16-180
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Friedländer, Rosenberg 1979 356
AuthorMax J. Friedländer, Jakob Rosenberg
EditorG. Schwartz
TitleDie Gemälde von Lucas Cranach
Place of PublicationBasel, Boston, Stuttgart
Year of Publication1979
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Friedländer, Rosenberg 1932 287
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
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