Garden of Eden

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Albrecht Durer   -   Adam and Eve

Adam and Eve are represented as two figures embodying the ideals of physical beauty in the time of Dürer. Eve grasps a fruit being given her by the serpent, portrayed nationalistically.


Source: Genesis 3  |  Portion: Bereshit
Oil on canvas
Museo dell Prado, Madrid
Date : 1507
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Garden of Eden
Cain and Abel
The Flood
The Tower of Babel
Abraham`s trials
The Patriarchal Family
The Sacrifice of Isaac
Birthright and Blessing
Jacob`s dream
Jacob`s struggles
Judah and Tamar
Joseph
The Life of Moses
The Life of Miriam
The Burning Bush
Parting of the Red Sea
Matan Torah
The Golden Calf
The Desert Wanderings
Women in the Book of Judges I
Women in the Book of Judges II
David
Elijah
Ezekiel
Jonah
The Story of Job
Song of Songs
Ruth
Esther
Alphabet
Cherubim
The Temple and the Ark