Adam and Eve

Adam and Eve

Title

Adam and Eve

[Museo Nacional de San Carlos/Insituto Nacional de Bellas Artes, San Carlos, revised 2014]

Painting on wood

Medium

Painting on wood

[Museo Nacional de San Carlos/Insituto Nacional de Bellas Artes, San Carlos, revised 2014]

The panel shows Adam and Eve in Paradise, at the moment when Eve is showing the forbidden fruit to him. The tree trunk acts as a symmetrical axis for the composition. The background shows an open space with great foliage, giving evidence of Cranach's skills. In Eve we can observe

The panel shows Adam and Eve in Paradise, at the moment when Eve is showing the forbidden fruit to him. The tree trunk acts as a symmetrical axis for the composition. The background shows an open space with great foliage, giving evidence of Cranach's skills. In Eve we can observe the characteristic type of female nude present in Cranach's work.

[Museo Nacional de San Carlos/Insituto Nacional de Bellas Artes, San Carlos, revised 2014]

Attribution
Lucas Cranach the Elder

Attribution

Lucas Cranach the Elder

[Museo Nacional de San Carlos/Insituto Nacional de Bellas Artes, San Carlos, revised 2014]

Production date
about 1530

Production date

about 1530

[Museo Nacional de San Carlos/Insituto Nacional de Bellas Artes, San Carlos, revised 2014]

Dimensions
Dimensions of the pained surface: 68 x 51 cm

Dimensions

  • Dimensions of the pained surface: 68 x 51 cm

  • Dimensions including frame: 101.1 x 90.3 x 8 cm

  • [Museo Nacional de San Carlos/Insituto Nacional de Bellas Artes, San Carlos, revised 2014]

Signature / Dating

Artist's insignia on the tree trunk: winged serpent (bat rather than bird wings making it possible to date the painting about 1530)

Signature / Dating

  • Artist's insignia on the tree trunk: winged serpent (bat rather than bird wings making it possible to date the painting about 1530)

  • [Museo Nacional de San Carlos/Insituto Nacional de Bellas Artes, San Carlos, revised 2014]

Owner
Mexico Distrito Federal
Repository
Museo Nacional de San Carlos/Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes, Mexico City
Location
Mexico City
CDA ID
MX_MNSC
FR (1978) Nr.
FR-none
Persistent Link
https://lucascranach.org/en/MX_MNSC/

Provenance

  • purchased in 1933 from Thomas Harris Ltd. Of London by Alberto J. Pani
  • 1934 donated to the museum by the Ministry of Finance
    [Museo Nacional de San Carlos/Insituto Nacional de Bellas Artes, San Carlos, revised 2014]

Exhibitions

  • Mexico City 1977
  • Mexico City 1998
  • Mexico City 2014 - 2015

Literature

Reference on page Catalogue Number Figure / Plate
Exhib. Cat. Mexico City 2014
EditorCONACULTA
TitleEl Reino de las Formas. Grandes Maestros, [Museo Nacional de San Carlos, Museo Franz Mayer, Museo Soumaya]
Place of Publication[Mexico City]
Year of Publication2014
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Exhib. Cat. Mexico City 2008
EditorCONACULTA
TitleMemoria del Museo Nacional de San Carlos. 40 Aniversario [Museo Nacional de San Carlos, Mexico City]
Place of Publication[Mexico City]
Year of Publication2008
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Conaculta 2000
EditorCONACULTA
TitleGuía del Museo Nacional de San Carlos [Mexico City]
Place of Publication[Mexico City]
Year of Publication2000
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Exhib. Cat. Mexico City 1998
AuthorSandra Benito Vélez
EditorCONACULTA
TitleCien obras maestras del Museo Nacional de San Carlos [Museo Nacional de San Carlos, Mexico City]
Place of Publication[Mexico City]
Year of Publication1998
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Pijoan 1989
AuthorJosé Pijoan
EditorEspasa Calpe
TitleArte del Renacimiento en el centro y norte de Europa, Summa Artis, Historia General del Arte
VolumeXV
Place of PublicationMadrid
Year of Publication1989
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Exhib. Cat. Mexico City 1977
Authorn. a.
TitleArte del Renacimiento. Exposición del Museo Nacionalde San Carlos Cat. II, INBA
Place of Publication[Mexico City]
Year of Publication1977
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Cat. Mexico City 1968
Authorn. a.
TitleCatálogo del Museo de San Carlos, Comité Organizador de los juegos de la XIX Olimpiada
Place of Publication[Mexico City]
Year of Publication1968
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Cat. Mexico City 1964
Authorn. a.
TitleMaestros europeos en las galerías de San Carlos de México, publicación No. 21
Place of Publication[Mexico City]
Year of Publication1964
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  • Adam and Eve, about 1530

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Versions

Adam and Eve
  • Adam and Eve, 1528
  • US_DIA_62-279
  • Painting
  • Detroit Institute of Arts

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