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Title: Fall of Humanity and Expulsion from Eden
Creator: Herman, Jean, and Paul de Limbourg, painters
Description: The simultaneous illustration of the Fall and Expulsion from Eden is contained within a circular area. A fountain in the form of a Gothic tabernacle sits at the center of the garden. The narrative runs counterclockwise: the serpent, which has the upper body of a woman, offers Eve the forbidden fruit. Eve offers it to Adam and God the Father discovers the couple’s transgression. Adam points to Eve to assign the blame to her. A seraph escorts Adam and Eve out of Eden through a Gothic entryway that resembles a church portal.
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Rights: Public domain
Subject (See Also): Adam (Biblical Figure) Angels Eve (Biblical Figure) Fall of Humankind Jean, Duke of Berry Nude Trés Riches Heures de Duc de Berry
Geographic Area: France
Century: 15
Date: ca. 1404
Related Work: Trés Riches Heures
Current Location: Paris, Musée Condé, MS 65, fol. 25v
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Artistic Type (Category): Digital images; Manuscript illuminations
Artistic Type (Material/Technique): Vellum (parchment)
Donor: Layman; Jean, Duke of Berry
Height/Width/Length(cm): 13.6 cm/ 5.4"/22.5 cm/ 8.9"/
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