Adam and Eve

Ludwig Krug

Cleveland Museum of Art

A bronze plaque depicting Adam and Eve. The plaque is rectangular with a raised border around the edge. Two nude figures, a man and a woman, are in the center. The woman sits on the left, her body facing right, with her head turned left. Her hair is pulled back from her face. Her right arm is bent at the elbow and her hand rests on her knee. Her left arm is bent at the elbow and she holds an apple in her hand. The man stands on the right. He has curly hair and his body faces left. He holds a branch from a tree with his left hand. The man holds the woman's right wrist with his right hand. The woman's left leg is extended behind her. The man's right leg is slightly bent. The background of the plaque is textured. The artist's initials are in the bottom corners. A date is engraved on the tree. The plaque casts a shadow on a gray surface against a black background.