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  • Ulrich Birkmaier with the Norton Simon Museum’s nearly fully restored Adam and Eve by Lucas Cranach the Elder in Getty Museum’s conservation studio.
  • The Norton Simon Museum’s nearly fully restored Adam and Eve by Lucas Cranach the Elder in Getty Museum’s conservation studio.
  • The Norton Simon Museum’s nearly fully restored Adam and Eve by Lucas Cranach the Elder in Getty Museum’s conservation studio.
  • A segment of Adam where a portion of the forehead and hairline was removed and replaced.
  • Detail of the painted reflection of a pupil in Adam
  • Ulrich Birkmaier, senior painitngs conservator at the Getty Museum, unscrews the newly constructed support system from the back of Adam.
  • Birkmaier holds up a sample of the custom-cut wedges that have been inserted into the panels.
  • Detail of Eve during cleaning process of conservation treatment.
  • Lucas Cranach the Elder’s paintings Adam and Eve sit on easels in Getty’s paintings conservation studio.
  • Detail of Adam’s foot during after cleaning, with old insert from prior restoration.
  • Detail of Adam during cleaning process of conservation treatment
Ulrich Birkmaier with the Norton Simon Museum’s nearly fully restored Adam and Eve by Lucas Cranach the Elder in Getty Museum’s conservation studio
Ulrich Birkmaier with the Norton Simon Museum’s nearly fully restored Adam and Eve by Lucas Cranach the Elder in Getty Museum’s conservation studio. © J. Paul Getty Trust
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