Model for a jewel with Adam and Eve

attributed to Meester IP, c. 1530

An as yet unidentified South-German sculptor carved this model as the design for a goldsmith to execute in precious metals and gems. The central scene depicts the fall of man: Adam has already taken a bite from the apple that Eve had given him. The delicate framework surrounding the scene is decorated with further apples playfully arranged.

  • Artwork typesculpture, model
  • Object numberBK-16987
  • Dimensionsheight 12.3 cm x width 7.8 cm

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Model for a jewel with Adam and Eve

  • Object type

  • Object number

    BK-16987

Creation

  • Creation

    • sculptor: attributed to Meester IP, Beieren
    • sculptor: attributed to Meester IP, Austria

  • Dating

    c. 1530

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Material and technique

  • Dimensions

    height 12.3 cm x width 7.8 cm

Acquisition and rights

  • Copyright

    Public domain

  • Provenance

    Inv.; sale, Raoul Heilbronner (1847-1941, Paris), Paris (Galerie Georges Petit), 22 (exact day unknown) June 1921 sqq., no. 118, frs 8,000, to the dealer M. Stora;{Copy RKD.} …; from Dr Fritz Mannheimer (1890-1939), Amsterdam and Paris, fl. 6,350,000, en bloc, to Artistic & General Securities Ltd. as security for a loan from the Mendelssohn & Co. Bank, but kept in usufruct, 1934;{NHA, 476, RMA Archive, inv. no. 2142, Recapitulatie der geïnventariseerde kunstvoorwerpen van wijlen Dr F. Mannheimer, undated, p. 97, no. Bk 39, Artistic no. 14/11; NHA, 233, Arrondissementsrechtbank Amsterdam, inv. no. 1365, “O.R. 256/1939, Faillissementsdossier: nalatenschap Dr. F. Mannheimer, 28 augustus 1939”, image 3, page 2.} purchased from Mendelssohn & Co. Bank, en bloc, by the Dienststelle Mühlmann, The Hague, for Adolf Hitler's Führermuseum, Linz, 1940;{Korthals Altes 1974, pp. 21-22.} war recuperation, SNK, 1945;{HNA, SNK Archive, 2.08.42, inv. no. 548.} on loan, with 1,702 other objects, from the DRVK to the museum, 1952;{Note RMA.} transferred to the museum, 1960

  • Remarks

    Please note that this provenance was formulated with a special focus on provenance research for the years 1933-45 and could therefore be incomplete. There may be more (mostly earlier) provenance information known in the museum. In case this item has an uncertain or incomplete provenance for the years 1933-45, the Rijksmuseum welcomes information and assistance in the investigation and clarification of the provenance of all works during that era.

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  • Model for a jewel with Adam and Eve
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