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The Fall of Man with a Female Serpent
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The Fall of Man with a Female Serpent

Jan Saenredam · 1597 · engraving; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

About this work

Eve offers Adam an apple from the tree of knowledge of good and evil. Around a branch of the tree the serpent is coiled, which has the face of a woman. Around the tree some animals (cat, dog, goat, sheep and parrot). The print has a Latin inscription.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
printEve offers the fruit to Adamcatornamental birds: parrothe-goat, billy-goatsheepdog
Credit lineZondeval met vrouwelijke slang. 1597. Jan Saenredam. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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