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#533

Adam

Cranach der Ältere, Lucas (1472-1553) | Painter

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From 1509 Cranach painted many versions of the first man and woman. This one depicts two approximately life-size nudes against a dark background standing opposite each other beneath the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. Adam is only just plucking the fruit, but Eve, whose gaze draws the viewer into the scene, has already eaten from it. Mankind’s original sin and subsequent expulsion from Paradise are imminent. These panels probably entered the Dresden Kunstkammer as part of Cranach’s estate.

Material & Technique
Oil on limewood panel
Museum
Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister
Dating
1531
Inventory number
Gal.-Nr. 1911
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