Lutwin's Eva und Adam

20. Adam is brought before the Creator in Paradise

Codex Vindob. 2980, Folio 61v, 144 x 95 mm. Placed before l. 2236 and illustrates ll. 2172-2192, esp. 2188-2192.

Rubric

How Adam was snatched up in a fiery chariot and brought before the Lord God in paradise

Text

I cast myself down upon the ground at the feet of our sweet Lord. The angels raised me up again from the ground. Thus I stood before the Lord, whom the angelic host serves. (2188-2192, Translation by Halford, 1984, p. 270)

Analysis

"Paradise is again represented by three crenellated walls and a door. Two angels are holding the shoulders of Adam, who is kneeling in the centre, and assisting him to his feet. Adam is wearing a brown tunic, his hair and beard are blue and his hands are raised in supplication. The Creator is seated on the right on a rectangular stone. His right hand is raised, his left is holding the orb." (Halford, 1980, pp. 26)

Bibliography

Halford, M-B. Illustration and Text in Lutwin's Eva und Adam: Codex Vindob. 2980, Goppinger Arbeiten zur Germanistik, 303; Stuttgart: Kummerle Verlag, 1980.

Halford, M-b. Lutwin's Eva und Adam, Goppingen Arbeiten zur Germanistik, Goppingen: Kummerle Verlag, 1984.