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Adam and Eve
Ludwig Krug1518
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States
The present plaquette is the only signed and dated work in bronze by Ludwig Krug. The plaquette exists in two examples, the earlier of which was cast only with the date "1515" (the date of the model) on the obverse side. This slightly later plaquette bears the date "1515" on the front side, but also bears the actual casting date of "1518" on the reverse.
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Details
- Title: Adam and Eve
- Creator: Ludwig Krug (German, 1490-1532)
- Date Created: 1518
- Physical Dimensions: Overall: 12.7 x 10.8 cm (5 x 4 1/4 in.)
- Provenance: Abbey of Klosterneubeurg (near Vienna, Austria), Emil Delmar (Budapest, Hungary), R. Stora & Co. (New York, New York), sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art, 1948.
- Type: Sculpture
- Rights: CC0
- External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1948.359
- Medium: bronze
- Inscriptions: in relief on a plaque near lower edge: "L K" with a jug in between the letters; in relief on the tree trunk: "1515" (for the model); in relief on the reverse: "1518" (for this cast).
- Department: European Painting and Sculpture
- Culture: Germany, Nuremberg, 16th century
- Credit Line: John L. Severance Fund
- Collection: Sculpture
- Accession Number: 1948.359
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