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. . . Chapter 1. Genesis 1-11 | ToC |
Garden of Eden Gallery
The creation of the first couple and their temptation to defy the authority of their creator is the subject of numerous artistic renditions.
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Creation of Adam, by Michelangelo (1475-1564)
1512, Sistine Chapel ,Vatican, Rome -- CGFA |
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Creation of Eve, by Michelangelo (1475-1564)
1512, Sistine Chapel ,Vatican, Rome -- ChristusRex |
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Adam and Eve, by Marc Chagall (1887-1985)
1912, St. Louis Art Museum -- CGFA |
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The Fall: Adam and Eve Tempted by the Snake, by Hugo van der Goes (1440-1482)
1470, Art History Museum, Vienna -- CGFA |
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The Fall of Man ("Adam und Eva"), Albrecht Dürer (1471-1528)
1504 -- WebMuseum, Paris |
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Adam and Eve, Albrecht Dürer (1471-1528)
1507, Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid -- WebMuseum, Paris |
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Original Sin, by Michelangelo (1475-1564)
1512 , Sistine Chapel, Vatican, Rome -- CGFA
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Adam and Eve, by Lucas Cranach the Elder
1531, Staatliche Museen, Berlin -- CGFA |
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Paradise and Hell, Hieronymus Bosch (1450-1516)
The left panel contains three scenes, from top to bottom: creation of Eve out of Adam's side, the serpent tempts Adam and Eve, and their expulsion from the garden.
c. 1510, Prado, Madrid -- WebMuseum, Paris |
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The Triumph of Death, by Pieter Bruegel the Elder (1525-1569)
c. 1562, Museo del Prado, Madrid -- WebMuseum, Paris |
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Expulsion from the Garden of Eden, by Thomas Cole (1801-1848)
1828, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston -- CGFA |
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Adam and Eve, by Eugène Delacroix (1798-1863)
Cupola from the Chamber of Deputies at the Palais Bourbon -- CGFA |
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. . . Chapter 1. Genesis 1-11 | ToC |
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