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  • God looks on unimpressed as Adam blames Eve for the transgression. Engraving by P.I. Drevet, c. 1720, after N. Coypel.
  • 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.
  • Eve picks the apple from the tree as the serpent emerges. Etching by J.E. Ridinger after himself, c. 1750.
  • 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.
  • Adam and Eve conceal their nakedness; in the distance they receive clothes from God. Line engraving by J. Haeyler after C. van den Broeck.
  • 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.
  • Adam and Eve holding fruit: Four figures. Heliogravure by C. Amand-Durand.
  • 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.
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Fall of man
Tree of life
Serpents in the Bible
Apples
Women in Christianity
Eden
Women in Judaism
Animals in the Bible
Snakes
Trees