Adam and Eve
Ludwig Krug, German, 1490 - 1532
1514 or 17th century or possibly 19th century
Bronze with gilding
Overall: 5 3/8 × 3 1/4 × 5/16 in. (13.7 × 8.2 × 0.8 cm)
Weight: 369 g (0.8 lb.)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Roger Arvid Anderson Collection - 250th Anniversary Gift, 1769-2019
2016.64.97
Geography
Place Made: Germany, Europe
Period
19th century
Object Name
Sculpture: Plaquette
Research Area
Sculpture
On view
Inscriptions
Inscribed in upper left: "LK"; right edge: "1514"
Course History
ARTH 27.02, Living Stone: Sculpture in Early Modern Italy, Elizabeth Kassler-Taub, Winter 2022
ENGS 30.01/PHYS 30.01, Biological Physics, Kimberley Samkoe, Winter 2023
Exhibition History
European Bronzes from the Collection of Roger Arvid Anderson, Class of 1968, Gene Y. Kim, Class of 1985, Gallery, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, January 19, 1996-June 22, 1997, no. 30.
Living with Sculpture: Presence and Power in Europe, 1400–1750, Citrin Family Gallery and Engles Family Gallery, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, March 23, 2024–March 22, 2025.
Publication History
Roger Arvid Anderson, The Roger Arvid Anderson Collection, Medals, Medallions, Plaquettes and Small Reliefs, Paintings, Sculpture, Works on Paper and Textiles, San Francisco: Roger Arvid Anderson (published privately), design by David L. Wilson, 2015, p. 189.
Provenance
Ruth Blumka, date unknown; acquired by Roger Arvid Anderson, San Francisco, California, before 1994; lent to present collection, 1994; given to present collection, 2016.
Catalogue Raisonne
Weber, No. M27 & 27; Braun I, LXVIII e
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