Adam and Eve

ca. 1515 (Renaissance)

212 cm 279.5 cm

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The first two humans are depicted with ideal bodies that recall ancient marble sculptures. The snake has a woman's face that resembles Eve's. In the Middle Ages Church scholars suggested that the devil may have induced Eve to listen to him because he took on the appearance of...

Sculpture

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Mme Camille Lelong, Paris; Lelong Collection Sale, Paris, 1902, no. 98; purchased by Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1902; by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 1931 .
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