Paintings of
Adam and Eve
Adam and Eve, according to the creation myth of the Abrahamic religions, were the first man and woman. They are central to the belief that humanity is in essence a single family, with everyone descended from a single pair of original ancestors. ...
by
Lucas Cranach the Elder
Lucas Cranach the Elder ( ; – 16 October 1553) was a German Renaissance painter and printmaker in woodcut and engraving. He was court painter to the Electors of Saxony for most of his career, and is known for his portraits, both of German ...
include the following, depicted either together in a double portrait or separately in a pair of paintings:
File:Lucas Cranach d.Ä. - Adam und Eva (Gemäldepaar), Musée des Beaux-Arts de Besançon.jpg, Musée des Beaux-Arts et d'Archéologie de Besançon, 1508–1510 (see Adam and Eve (Cranach, Besançon))
File:Cranach_the_Elder_Adam_and_Eve.jpg, National Museum in Warsaw
The National Museum in Warsaw (, MNW) is a national museum in Warsaw, one of the largest museums in Poland and the largest in the capital. It comprises a rich collection of ancient art ( Egyptian, Greek, Roman), counting about 11,000 pieces, an ...
, Poland 1510
File:Lucas Cranach d.Ä. - Der Sündenfall (KHM Vienna).jpg, Kunsthistorisches Museum
The Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien ( "Vienna Museum of art history, Art History", often referred to as the "Museum of Fine Arts, Vienna") is an art museum in Vienna, Austria. Housed in its festive palatial building on the Vienna Ring Road, i ...
, Vienna, Austria Courtauld Gallery
The Courtauld Gallery () is an art museum in Somerset House, on the Strand, London, Strand in central London. It houses the collection of the Samuel Courtauld Trust and operates as an integral part of the Courtauld Institute of Art.
The Court ...
, London, England 1526
File:Cranach,_adamo_ed_eva,_uffizi.jpg, Uffizi
The Uffizi Gallery ( ; , ) is a prominent art museum adjacent to the Piazza della Signoria in the Historic Centre of Florence in the region of Tuscany, Italy. One of the most important Italian museums and the most visited, it is also one of th ...
, Florence, Italy 1528 (see Adam and Eve (Cranach, Florence)
File:Lucas Cranach d.Ä. - Adam und Eva (Gemäldepaar), Norton Simon Museum.jpg, Diptych
A diptych (, ) is any object with two flat plates which form a pair, often attached by a hinge. For example, the standard notebook and school exercise book of the ancient world was a diptych consisting of a pair of such plates that contained a ...
in the Norton Simon Museum
The Norton Simon Museum is an art museum located in Pasadena, California. It was previously known as the Pasadena Art Institute and the Pasadena Art Museum and displays numerous sculptures on its grounds.
Overview
The Norton Simon collections ...
, Pasadena, California, U.S.
File:Lucas Cranach d. Ä. - Adam and Eve - WGA05622.jpg , Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden
Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden (, ''Dresden State Art Collections'') is a cultural institution in Dresden, Germany, owned by the State of Saxony. It is one of the most renowned and oldest museum institutions in the world, originating from the ...
, Dresden, Germany 1531
File:Cranach, Lucas (I) - Adam u Eva - Museum der bildenden Künste Leipzig.jpg, Museum der bildenden Künste
The Museum der bildenden Künste (German: "Museum of Fine Arts") is a museum in Leipzig, Saxony, Germany. It covers artworks from the Late Middle Ages to Modernity.
History
Museum Foundation and First Museum
The museum dates back to the f ...
, Leipzig, Germany 1533 (see Adam and Eve (Cranach, Leipzig)
''Adam and Eve'' is a 1533 oil on panel painting by Lucas Cranach the Elder, dated on the rock at the bottom by Adam. It is now in the Museum der bildenden Künste in Leipzig, to which it was donated by the Sternburg Foundation.
It is one of Adam ...
)
File:Lucas Cranach d.Ä. - Adam und Eva (Gemäldepaar), Art Institute of Chicago.jpg, Art Institute of Chicago
The Art Institute of Chicago, founded in 1879, is one of the oldest and largest art museums in the United States. The museum is based in the Art Institute of Chicago Building in Chicago's Grant Park (Chicago), Grant Park. Its collection, stewa ...
, U.S.
File:Lucas_Cranach_d._Ä._-_Adam_and_Eve_-_WGA05623.jpg, Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp
The Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp ( Dutch: ''Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten Antwerpen''; KMSKA) is a museum in Antwerp, Belgium, founded in 1810, that houses a collection of paintings, sculptures and drawings from the fourteenth to t ...
, Belgium 1500–1550
File:Lucas_Cranach_the_Elder_-_Adam_and_Eve_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg, National Gallery Prague
The National Gallery Prague (, NGP), formerly the National Gallery in Prague (), is a state-owned art gallery in Prague, which manages the largest collection of art in the Czech Republic and presents masterpieces of Czech and international fine a ...
, Czechia (see Adam and Eve (Cranach, Prague)
''Adam and Eve'' is a oil on limewood painting by Lucas Cranach the Elder,Kotková O, 2007, pp. 34-35 acquired in 1949 from the Cistercian monastery in Osek near Duchcov, now in the National Gallery Prague.
It is part of a series of works showi ...
)
File:Lucas Cranach d.Ä. - Adam und Eva (Veste Coburg).jpg, Veste Coburg
The Veste Coburg (Coburg Fortress) is one of the best-preserved medieval fortresses of Germany. It is situated on a hill above the town of Coburg, in the Upper Franconia region of Bavaria.
Geography
Location
Veste Coburg dominates the town of C ...
, Germany, 1512
File:Cranach il vecchio, adamo ed eva, anni 1510.JPG, Alte Pinakothek
The Alte Pinakothek (, ''Old Pinakothek'') is an art museum located in the Kunstareal area in Munich, Germany. It is one of the oldest galleries in the world and houses a significant collection of Old Master paintings. The name Alte (Old) Pin ...
, Munich, Germany 1510–16
File:Lucas Cranach d.Ä. - Adam und Eva (1528, Detroit).jpg, Detroit Institute of Arts
The Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA) is a museum institution located in Midtown Detroit, Michigan. It has list of largest art museums, one of the largest and most significant art collections in the United States. With over 100 galleries, it cove ...
, U.S. 1528
File:Lucas Cranach the Elder - Adam und Eva im Paradies (Sündenfall) - Google Art Project.jpg, 1533, Gemäldegalerie, Berlin
The (, Painting Gallery) is an art museum in Berlin, Germany, and the museum where the main selection of paintings belonging to the Berlin State Museums (''Staatliche Museen zu Berlin'') is displayed. It was first opened in 1830, and the cur ...
, Germany, Google Art Project
Google Arts & Culture (formerly Google Art Project) is an online platform of high-resolution images and videos of artworks and cultural artifacts from partner cultural organizations throughout the world, operated by Google.
It utilizes high-re ...
File:Lucas Cranach the Elder, Adam and Eve,1538 (Toronto).jpg, University of Toronto
The University of Toronto (UToronto or U of T) is a public university, public research university whose main campus is located on the grounds that surround Queen's Park (Toronto), Queen's Park in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It was founded by ...
Malcove Collection, Canada 1538
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