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Adam and Eve
by Ludwig Krug
About the Artwork
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.
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).
Exhibition history
The Nude in Art. Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver, Canada (organizer) (November 3-29, 1964).
Quick Overview
- Artist
- Ludwig Krug (German, 1490–1532)
- Date
- 1518
- Medium
- bronze
- Dimensions
- Overall: 12.7 x 10.8 cm (5 x 4 1/4 in.)
- Type
- Sculpture
- Classification
- Sculpture
- Department
- European Painting and Sculpture
- Credit line
- John L. Severance Fund
- Accession no.
- 1948.359
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.
Data retrieved from the Cleveland Museum of Art on October 8, 2026. The museum may have updated its record since.
Open-access museum record · AT-00010784
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