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Click to view high resolution image Title: Expulsion from Eden; Eve Tilling the Earth Creator: Wiligelmus, sculptor Description: Left: God the Father (with cruciform nimbus) discovers Adam and Eve; Center: An angel expels Adam and Eve from Eden; Right: Eve tills the land (Adam also appears in the scene, but is not visible here. See Adam included in the scene in a photo by Paula Soler-Moya on flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/40351463@N00/428326433/) Source: Wikimedia Commons Rights: Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported Subject (See Also): Adam (Biblical Figure) Architecture- Religious Eve (Biblical Figure) Fall of Humankind Nude Sexuality Work Geographic Area: Italy Century: Date: 1099; 1106-20 Related Work: Current Location: Modena, Cathedral, west façade Original Location: Modena, Cathedral, west façade Artistic Type (Category): Digital images; Sculptures Artistic Type (Material/Technique): Reliefs (sculptures); Marble Donor: Laywoman; Matilda, Countess of Tuscany Height/Width/Length(cm): 100 cm// Inscription: Related Resources:

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