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Adam and Eve in Paradise
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Adam and Eve in Paradise

Erhard Altdorfer · c. 1530 - c. 1550 · houtsnede; paper

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

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Adam and Eve surrounded by animals in Paradise, with God the Father in the background on the right. Eve points to two monkeys in the tree above her. One monkey hands a fruit to the other. A clear reference to the impending Fall of Man.

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Credit lineAdam en Eva in het Paradijs. c. 1530 - c. 1550. Erhard Altdorfer. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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