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Sin, Original

Christian belief in the state of sin in which humanity has existed since the fall of man

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Images from the collections

Images referencing Sin, Original

11 images from works
  • Simeon holds the Christ child, who is holding an apple. Mezzotint by R. Earlom, 1778, after G. Farington after G. Reni.
  • Lamech, holding a farming implement, points at a child; down in the street, various acts of uninhibited licence go on. Engraving.
  • An apple that has been bitten into is tied up with a knotted rope to prevent further bites; representing precautions against AIDS. Colour lithograph after R. Vlachová, 1993.
  • Adam and Eve committing the primal sin; representing the origin of AIDS. Colour lithograph after Pavel Beneš, 1991.
  • An apple that has been bitten into is tied up with a knotted rope to prevent further bites; representing precautions against AIDS. Colour lithograph after R. Vlachová, 1993.
  • 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.
  • A woman looking into a hand-mirror; in the background God shows Adam and Eve the tree of knowledge. Engraving by N. de Bruyn after M. de Vos.
  • A woman is swept away by the tempestuous deluge; a small company of people on a hill try to save themselves; a serpent slithers beside them. Mezzotint after J. Martin.
  • An Anabaptist man stabbing his mother. Etching.
  • The animals enter the Ark. Etching.
  • Noah and his companions follow the animals into the Ark. Etching.

Works from the collections

16 works

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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.

    Maerten de Vos | Reference: 26958i
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    Noah and his companions follow the animals into the Ark. Etching.

    | Reference: 15704i
    • Books

    Ḥawwāʼ wa-al-khaṭīʼah fī al-Tawrāh wa-al-Injīl wa-al-Qurʼān al-Karīm / Fitnat Missīkah Barr.

    Barr, Āminah Fitnat Missīkah | Date: [1996], ©1996
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    Adam and Eve committing the primal sin; representing the origin of AIDS. Colour lithograph after Pavel Beneš, 1991.

    Beneš, Pavel, 1960- | Date: 1991 | Reference: 668102i
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    Simeon holds the Christ child, who is holding an apple. Mezzotint by R. Earlom, 1778, after G. Farington after G. Reni.

    Guido Reni | Date: 1 December 1778 | Reference: 24037i
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Related topics

Christianity
Forbidden fruit
Apples
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
God
Fall of man

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