This drawing is related to a panel painting by Cranach in the Courtauld Gallery in London. The scene is set in Paradise where Eve is shown seated on a resting deer before the Tree of Knowledge, at the moment she offers a freshly picked apple to a surprised Adam. He succumbs to temptation.
Specifications
| Title | Adam and Eve |
|---|---|
| Material and technique | Pen and brown ink |
| Object type |
Drawing
> Two-dimensional object
> Art object
|
| Location | This object is in storage |
| Dimensions |
Height 187 mm Width 132 mm |
|---|---|
| Artists |
Draughtsman:
Lucas Cranach (I)
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| Accession number | D I 37 (PK) |
| Credits | Loan Cultural Heritage Agency of the Netherlands (former Koenigs collection), 2004 |
| Department | Drawings & Prints |
| Acquisition date | 2004 |
| Creation date | in circa 1526 |
| Collector | Collector / Franz Koenigs |
| Internal exhibitions |
De Collectie Twee - wissel I, Prenten & Tekeningen (2009) |
| Material | |
| Object |
