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Adam and Eve after eating from the Tree of Knowledge

Baldung, Hans, -1545
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A woodcut decorating the title page of Johan Geiler von Kayersberg's Seelen Paradiss. The woodcut depicts Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden just after having eaten the fruit of the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil. They are shown covering themselves, each holding an apple while God looks on. In the bottom right of the scene, an angel carrying a sword guards the gate to the garden.

Date Issued or Published
1510
Subject - Topic/Names
Eden
God
Angels
Tree of life
Forbidden fruit
Sin, Original
Fall of man
Adam (Biblical figure)
Eve (Biblical figure)
Subject - Time Period
Sixteenth century
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Title
Adam and Eve after eating from the Tree of Knowledge
Date Issued or Published
1510
Description
A woodcut decorating the title page of Johan Geiler von Kayersberg's Seelen Paradiss. The woodcut depicts Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden just after having eaten the fruit of the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil. They are shown covering themselves, each holding an apple while God looks on. In the bottom right of the scene, an angel carrying a sword guards the gate to the garden.
Creator
Baldung, Hans, -1545
Publisher
Schürer, Matthias, -1519
Place of Publication
Strasbourg (France)
Contributor
Geiler von Kaysersberg, Johann, 1445-1510
Primary Language
German
Subject - Topic/Names
Eden
God
Angels
Tree of life
Forbidden fruit
Sin, Original
Fall of man
Adam (Biblical figure)
Eve (Biblical figure)
Subject - Time Period
Sixteenth century
Keyword(s)
Genesis 3
Extent/Dimensions
29 cm (approx.)
Content Type
Still image
Content Genre
woodcuts (prints)
Format
Folio
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This work is a part of the Richard C. Kessler Reformation Collection.
Source
Dis schön Buch gena[n]t der Seelen Paradiss : von waren und volkumen Tugenden sagend
Local Call Number
1510 GEIL
Rights Statement
The online edition of this work in the public domain, i.e. not protected by copyright, has been produced by Pitts Theology Library.
NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
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Emory University
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Pitts Theology Library
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1510
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