Garden of Eden Gallery

Garden of Eden Gallery (See Gigures Separately)

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

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