Highlights
Adam and Eve under the tree of knowledge
- Artist
- –
- Locality
- South Germany
- Date
- mid-19th century
- Material
- Limewood, polychromed, metal, tow
- Dimensions
- H. 50 cm
- Location
- Currently not on display
- Inventory Number
- 28/3101
- Acquisition
- Acquired from private ownership in 1928
- Epoch
- Nineteenth Century
Description
Adam and Eve stand under the tree of knowledge as God created them. Both their nakedness is covered by a very small leaf. They have already tasted from the apple. The snake winds itself around the trunk as a symbol of the devil's seduction of the innocent. It peeps out of the dense foliage above Eve, as if to point out her guilt. The small sculpture was a private devotional image that must have had great significance for the everyday faith of the original owners.
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