Garden of Eden

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Old English Illustrated Hexateuch of Aelfric (Cotton Claudius B. IV, 7r): Adam and Eve

Eve takes fruit from the Tree of Knowledge while speaking to Adam, who stands behind her and bites into a fruit. Adam and Eve are both naked, Adam has a beard and Eve has long hair, which parallels the snake, who is entwined around the tree trunk.


Source: Genesis 3  |  Portion: Bereshit
Color illumination
British Library, London
Date : 1050 - 1075
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