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Fall of Man with Female Serpent

in or before 1646 · letterpress printing; plakken; houtsnede; 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 snake is coiled which has the face of a woman. Around the tree some animals (cat, dog, goat and parrot). Letters are placed next to various elements of the representation. The print is part of an album.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description

Subjects

print boekillustratie albumblad Eve offers the fruit to Adam cat ornamental birds: parrot he-goat, billy-goat dog

Credit lineZondeval met vrouwelijke slang. in or before 1646. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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