Feminae: Medieval Women and Gender Index

Title: Expulsion from Eden
Creator: Masaccio, painter
Description: The figures of Adam and Eve strongly recall classical sculpture—both are nude rather than clothed in leaves, and Eve is modeled on the Venus Pudica. Their dynamism imbues the scene with heightened emotion. James Clifton argues that both figures express shame along strict gendered lines. Eve's sexuality brings dishonor, and Adam shields his face as a result of her shameful transgression.
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Rights: Public domain
Subject (See Also): Adam (Biblical Figure) Angels Classical Influences Eve (Biblical Figure) Fall of Humankind Nude Shame
Geographic Area: Italy
Century:
Date: ca. 1425-1427 (restored 1980s)
Related Work: Brancacci Chapel
Current Location: Florence, Santa Maria del Carmine, Brancacci Chapel, left pilaster
Original Location: Florence, Santa Maria del Carmine, Brancacci Chapel, left pilaster
Artistic Type (Category): Digital images; Paintings
Artistic Type (Material/Technique): Frescoes
Donor: Layman; Felice Brancacci, Florentine silk merchant
Height/Width/Length(cm): 214 cm/90 cm/
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Related Resources: James Clifton, Gender and Shame in Masaccio's "Expulsion from the Garden of Eden" Art History 22, 5 (December 1999): 637-655.