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Fall of man

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  • In the Garden of Eden, while the serpent curls around the tree of knowledge, Eve is about to taste the apple. Coloured etching, 17--.
  • The serpent entwines itself around the body of Eve; it whispers in her ear, enticing her to eat the forbidden fruit. Photogravure by Lemercier and co. after Walter Crane, 1899.
  • A couple in animal skins (Adam and Eve?) journeying with three children after the expulsion. Coloured stipple engraving.
  • Adam and Eve are driven from Eden by an angel. Etching by J.E. Ridinger after himself, c. 1750.
  • Adam and Eve with the serpent and other animals in the garden of Eden. Engraving by C.J. Visscher after N. de Bruyn.
  • God looks on unimpressed as Adam blames Eve for the transgression. Engraving by P.I. Drevet, c. 1720, after N. Coypel.
  • The serpent passes the fruit to Eve while Adam holds onto a branch. Line engraving after A. Durer.
  • A woman plays music to a stag; God condemns Adam and Eve to exile; representing the sense of hearing. Engraving by N. de Bruyn after M. de Vos.
  • Eve shows Adam the apple she has bitten. Etching by W. Unger after J. Palma the elder.
  • Eve receives the forbidden fruit from a serpent in the shape of a woman; the angel expels Adam and Eve from paradise. Engraving by A. Capellan, 1772, after Michelangelo.
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    Adam and Eve conceal their nakedness; in the distance they receive clothes from God. Line engraving by J. Haeyler after C. van den Broeck.

    Broeck, Crispin van den, 1524-approximately 1591. | Reference: 15594i
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    A female figure with bowls of fruit and a monkey; Eve picks the apple from the tree of knowledge; representing the sense of taste. Engraving by N. de Bruyn after M. de Vos.

    Vos, Maarten de, 1532-1603. | Reference: 26958i
    Part of: The five senses (Martin de Vos)
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    The serpent entwines itself around the body of Eve; it whispers in her ear, enticing her to eat the forbidden fruit. Photogravure by Lemercier and co. after Walter Crane, 1899.

    Crane, Walter, 1845-1915. | Date: 1899 | Reference: 15597i
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    Adam and Eve expelled from Eden by an angel. Engraving by P.P. Bouche after G. Freman.

    Freman, G. | Date: [1705] | Reference: 2474271i
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    Adam and Eve cover their nakedness as God makes his wrath felt in the Garden of Eden. Etching by J.E. Ridinger after himself, c. 1750.

    Ridinger, Johann Elias, 1698-1767. | Reference: 20726i
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Eve
Adam
Tree of life
Serpents in the Bible
Forbidden fruit
Animals in the Bible
Angels
Women in Christianity
Eden
God

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