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.

Documentation

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