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Adam Collection (#3)

"Adam: A Timeless Figure in Art and Literature" In the realm of art and literature, it has been a captivating figure throughout history

Background imageAdam Collection: Chapiteau of Genesis, temptation, Adam and Eve. View of a marquee of the choir of the church of

Chapiteau of Genesis, temptation, Adam and Eve. View of a marquee of the choir of the church of Saint Genes
JEB4918543 Chapiteau of Genesis, temptation, Adam and Eve. View of a marquee of the choir of the church of Saint Genes (12th century) in Chateaumeillant, Cher (18370), France

Background imageAdam Collection: Adam, tilling the ground, after the expulsion from the Garden of Eden (colour litho)

Adam, tilling the ground, after the expulsion from the Garden of Eden (colour litho)
5198045 Adam, tilling the ground, after the expulsion from the Garden of Eden (colour litho) by Pinchon, Joseph Porphyre (1871-1953); Private Collection; (add.info.: Adam, tilling the ground)

Background imageAdam Collection: Chartres Cathedral: The Good Samaritan window, where God warned Adam

Chartres Cathedral: The Good Samaritan window, where God warned Adam and Eve not to eat the fruit of the tree of
542680 Chartres Cathedral: The Good Samaritan window, where God warned Adam and Eve not to eat the fruit of the tree of knowledge. 13th century (stained glass); Universal History Archive/UIG

Background imageAdam Collection: Panel depicting Adam in Paradise with the animals, Italian, c.1400 (ivory)

Panel depicting Adam in Paradise with the animals, Italian, c.1400 (ivory)
BEN79973 Panel depicting Adam in Paradise with the animals, Italian, c.1400 (ivory); Museo Nazionale del Bargello, Florence, Tuscany, Italy; Photo © Raffaello Bencini

Background imageAdam Collection: woodcut showing Adam and Eve after their banishment from the Garden of Eden

woodcut showing Adam and Eve after their banishment from the Garden of Eden
5311183 woodcut showing Adam and Eve after their banishment from the Garden of Eden. Eve is shown suckling her child, while Adam is tilling the ground

Background imageAdam Collection: Martin Freminet, French painter

Martin Freminet, French painter
5893241 Martin Freminet, French painter.; (add.info.: Portrait of Martin Freminet, French painter 1567-1619. Copperplate engraving by Etienne Fessard after a portrait by Adam from Antoine-Joseph)

Background imageAdam Collection: Mme. Cabel as Toinon in 'Le Bijou Perdu' at the Theatre Lyrique

Mme. Cabel as Toinon in "Le Bijou Perdu" at the Theatre Lyrique
5855453 Mme. Cabel as Toinon in "Le Bijou Perdu" at the Theatre Lyrique.; (add.info.: Mme. Cabel as Toinon in Adolphe Adam's "Le Bijou Perdu" at the Theatre Lyrique)

Background imageAdam Collection: Series of the Genesis or the Creation of Man, c.1630 (silk and wool)

Series of the Genesis or the Creation of Man, c.1630 (silk and wool)
CUL4903533 Series of the Genesis or the Creation of Man, c.1630 (silk and wool); 330x260 cm; (add.info.: God creates Woman and introduces her to Adam, first created woman according to the Bible)

Background imageAdam Collection: Lucifer (Satan, dechu angel, fell from heaven to Earth) reflected by perverting Adam and Eve

Lucifer (Satan, dechu angel, fell from heaven to Earth) reflected by perverting Adam and Eve
PCT4285126 Lucifer (Satan, dechu angel, fell from heaven to Earth) reflected by perverting Adam and Eve. Illustration by Gustave Dore for "Paradise Lost" by John Milton (1608-1674)

Background imageAdam Collection: Adam and Eve. Drawing graves by Meaulle, illustrating the poem by Victor Hugo 'Les misheureux'

Adam and Eve. Drawing graves by Meaulle, illustrating the poem by Victor Hugo "Les misheureux"
PCT4267516 Adam and Eve. Drawing graves by Meaulle, illustrating the poem by Victor Hugo "Les misheureux", in the collection " Les contemplations", edition Paul Ollendorff

Background imageAdam Collection: Illustration by Paul Gavarni for 'Philosophie de la vie conjugale' by Honore de Balzac, 19th century

Illustration by Paul Gavarni for "Philosophie de la vie conjugale" by Honore de Balzac, 19th century
1000891 Illustration by Paul Gavarni for "Philosophie de la vie conjugale" by Honore de Balzac, 19th century. From Illustrierte Sittengeschichte vom Mittelalter bis zur Gegenwart by Eduard

Background imageAdam Collection: French Revolution, Adam Philippe de Custine (4 February 1740 - 28 August 1793) was a French general

French Revolution, Adam Philippe de Custine (4 February 1740 - 28 August 1793) was a French general
5314169 French Revolution, Adam Philippe de Custine (4 February 1740 - 28 August 1793) was a French general; (add.info.: French Revolution)

Background imageAdam Collection: Adam and Eve in Paradise, chromolithograph from a home bible, 1870

Adam and Eve in Paradise, chromolithograph from a home bible, 1870
UIG5413203 Adam and Eve in Paradise, chromolithograph from a home bible, 1870; UIG

Background imageAdam Collection: Adam and Eve in earthly paradise (Eden) - oil on canvas, 18th century

Adam and Eve in earthly paradise (Eden) - oil on canvas, 18th century
GIA5036061 Adam and Eve in earthly paradise (Eden) - oil on canvas, 18th century.; (add.info.: Adam and Eve in earthly paradise (Eden) - oil on canvas, 18th century.); © Giancarlo Costa

Background imageAdam Collection: Gothic architecture. Parable of the Good Samaritan: Adam and Eve. Stained glass from the south coast

Gothic architecture. Parable of the Good Samaritan: Adam and Eve. Stained glass from the south coast
JEB4844945 Gothic architecture. Parable of the Good Samaritan: Adam and Eve. Stained glass from the south coast. Cathedrale de Chartres.; (add.info.: Gothic architecture)

Background imageAdam Collection: Biblical scene: Adam and Eve in the Garden of Paradise. Eve tempted by the snake tends

Biblical scene: Adam and Eve in the Garden of Paradise. Eve tempted by the snake tends the defended fruit to Adam
NWI4915127 Biblical scene: Adam and Eve in the Garden of Paradise. Eve tempted by the snake tends the defended fruit to Adam

Background imageAdam Collection: Robert Adam, 1728 to 1792. Scottish neoclassical architect, interior designer and furniture designer

Robert Adam, 1728 to 1792. Scottish neoclassical architect, interior designer and furniture designer
2915290 Robert Adam, 1728 to 1792. Scottish neoclassical architect, interior designer and furniture designer. Illustration from the book The Connoisseur Illustrated published 1904.; Photo ©

Background imageAdam Collection: 2019 Abu Dhabi GP

2019 Abu Dhabi GP
YAS MARINA CIRCUIT, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - DECEMBER 01: Motorsport Network's all-star media team during the Abu Dhabi GP at Yas Marina Circuit on December 01, 2019 in Yas Marina Circuit

Background imageAdam Collection: Adam and Eve are hunting from Paradise. Illustration by Gustave Dore for 'Paradise Lost' by John

Adam and Eve are hunting from Paradise. Illustration by Gustave Dore for "Paradise Lost" by John Milton
PCT4285150 Adam and Eve are hunting from Paradise. Illustration by Gustave Dore for "Paradise Lost" by John Milton (1608-1674). Engraving from 1866

Background imageAdam Collection: Adam and Eve Hunts from Paradise - Illustration by Gustave Dore for The Bible

Adam and Eve Hunts from Paradise - Illustration by Gustave Dore for The Bible
PCT4284991 Adam and Eve Hunts from Paradise - Illustration by Gustave Dore for The Bible - by Dore, Gustave (1832-83); (add.info)

Background imageAdam Collection: An 1878 caricature lampooning Charles Darwins theory (Darwinism)

An 1878 caricature lampooning Charles Darwins theory (Darwinism) that Humans are descendents or related to Apes
5308581 An 1878 caricature lampooning Charles Darwins theory (Darwinism) that Humans are descendents or related to Apes; (add.info)

Background imageAdam Collection: Calendar for May with figures of Olee and St. Thomas, quote from Ephesians, disciples

Calendar for May with figures of Olee and St. Thomas, quote from Ephesians, disciples, Adam and Eve, birds
5912926 Calendar for May with figures of Olee and St. Thomas, quote from Ephesians, disciples, Adam and Eve, birds, foliage and castles. From an illuminated Book of Hours of the Duke the Anjou. 1380

Background imageAdam Collection: medallions circa 1220-1230, Choir of the Cathedral Notre Dame de Bayeux

medallions circa 1220-1230, Choir of the Cathedral Notre Dame de Bayeux
7134934 medallions circa 1220-1230, Choir of the Cathedral Notre Dame de Bayeux; Bayeux, Normandy, France; (add.info.: Cathedral of Our Lady of Bayeux the choir medallions around 1220-1230)

Background imageAdam Collection: Tenor singer Parre as Zephoris in 'Si J'etais Roi' at the Theatre Lyrique

Tenor singer Parre as Zephoris in "Si J'etais Roi" at the Theatre Lyrique
5855419 Tenor singer Parre as Zephoris in "Si J'etais Roi" at the Theatre Lyrique.; (add.info.: Tenor singer Parre as the fisherman Zephoris in the lavish comic opera "Si)

Background imageAdam Collection: Pierre-Marie Laurent as the king in 'Si J'etais Roi' at the Theatre Lyrique

Pierre-Marie Laurent as the king in "Si J'etais Roi" at the Theatre Lyrique
5855418 Pierre-Marie Laurent as the king in "Si J'etais Roi" at the Theatre Lyrique.; (add.info.: Baritone singer Pierre-Marie Laurent as the king in the lavish comic opera by Aldolphe)

Background imageAdam Collection: Romanesque art from the 13th to the 14th century: Frescoes in the crypt of the church of

Romanesque art from the 13th to the 14th century: Frescoes in the crypt of the church of Gargilesse Dampierre
JEB4926858 Romanesque art from the 13th to the 14th century: Frescoes in the crypt of the church of Gargilesse Dampierre (Gargilesse-Dampierre), Indre, Centre, France

Background imageAdam Collection: Romanesque architecture: view of the eardrum representing the Adoration of the Magi

Romanesque architecture: view of the eardrum representing the Adoration of the Magi
JEB4962353 Romanesque architecture: view of the eardrum representing the Adoration of the Magi, the lintel represents the Temptation of Adam and Eve and the Cene

Background imageAdam Collection: Germany: Little boy and little girl playing Adam receiving the apple of Eve

Germany: Little boy and little girl playing Adam receiving the apple of Eve, 1900 - Adam und Eva - muller
LUX4726718 Germany: Little boy and little girl playing Adam receiving the apple of Eve, 1900 - Adam und Eva - muller; (add.info.: Germany)

Background imageAdam Collection: Death comes for Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden, woodcut by Georg Scharffenberg

Death comes for Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden, woodcut by Georg Scharffenberg
3501399 Death comes for Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden, woodcut by Georg Scharffenberg, from Der Todten Tanz or The Dance of Death pub

Background imageAdam Collection: Adam and Eve in the Garden of Paradise: temptation and expulsion

Adam and Eve in the Garden of Paradise: temptation and expulsion
NWI4915267 Adam and Eve in the Garden of Paradise: temptation and expulsion.; (add.info.: Adam and Eve in the Garden of Paradise: temptation and expulsion.); Photo © North Wind Pictures

Background imageAdam Collection: The sixth day of creation from the Nuremburg Chronicle

The sixth day of creation from the Nuremburg Chronicle
3732381 The sixth day of creation from the Nuremburg Chronicle; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the sixth day of creation - God creating Adam- from the Nuremburg Chronicle by Hartmann Schedel)

Background imageAdam Collection: Family tree of Adam to Abraham

Family tree of Adam to Abraham
3480674 Family tree of Adam to Abraham; (add.info.: Family tree of Adam to Abraham; from Arca Noe, (building the ark), by Athanasius Kircher (1602-1680). Published Amsterdam 1675

Background imageAdam Collection: Adam seated between three angels; one of them has an apple in hand

Adam seated between three angels; one of them has an apple in hand. Illustration of Canto XXXII in Paradiso of The
3561269 Adam seated between three angels; one of them has an apple in hand. Illustration of Canto XXXII in Paradiso of The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri

Background imageAdam Collection: Eve tempts Adam with the apple in the garden of Eden, from Enciclopedia Ilustrada Segui, c.1900

Eve tempts Adam with the apple in the garden of Eden, from Enciclopedia Ilustrada Segui, c.1900
3432451 Eve tempts Adam with the apple in the garden of Eden, from Enciclopedia Ilustrada Segui, c.1900; Private Collection; (add.info.: Eve tempts Adam with the apple in the garden of Eden)

Background imageAdam Collection: Medici Tigurini Historiae animalium

Medici Tigurini Historiae animalium
2626612 Medici Tigurini Historiae animalium; (add.info.: Illustration depicting god creating Eve from Adam in the Garden of Eden)

Background imageAdam Collection: The creation of Adam and Eve from the Nuremburg Chronicle

The creation of Adam and Eve from the Nuremburg Chronicle
3740696 The creation of Adam and Eve from the Nuremburg Chronicle; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the creation of Adam and Eve from the Nuremburg Chronicle by Hartmann Schedel (1440-1514)

Background imageAdam Collection: God creating Adam. 13th century (stained glass at the Chatres Cathedral stained glass window of)

God creating Adam. 13th century (stained glass at the Chatres Cathedral stained glass window of the Good Samaritan)
534724 God creating Adam. 13th century (stained glass at the Chatres Cathedral stained glass window of the Good Samaritan); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Background imageAdam Collection: Illustration by Gustave Dore 1832-1883 French artist and illustrator for Paradise Lost by John

Illustration by Gustave Dore 1832-1883 French artist and illustrator for Paradise Lost by John Milton Book IX lines 434
2919896 Illustration by Gustave Dore 1832-1883 French artist and illustrator for Paradise Lost by John Milton Book IX lines 434 and 435 by Dore, Gustave (1832-83); Private Collection

Background imageAdam Collection: The River of Paradise, column capital, early 12th century (stone)

The River of Paradise, column capital, early 12th century (stone)
PWI110879 The River of Paradise, column capital, early 12th century (stone); Musee National du Moyen Age et des Thermes de Cluny, Paris; (add.info.: representation of the Eden); © Peter Willi

Background imageAdam Collection: Series of the Genesis or the Creation of Man, c.1630 (silk and wool)

Series of the Genesis or the Creation of Man, c.1630 (silk and wool)
CUL4903608 Series of the Genesis or the Creation of Man, c.1630 (silk and wool); 330x260 cm; (add.info.: God creates Woman)

Background imageAdam Collection: Vigilian or Albelda Codex. 10th c. Depiction of Adam and Eve at the original sin

Vigilian or Albelda Codex. 10th c. Depiction of Adam and Eve at the original sin. Mozarabic art.;Preromanesque art
AIS5367372 Vigilian or Albelda Codex. 10th c. Depiction of Adam and Eve at the original sin. Mozarabic art.;Preromanesque art. Miniature Painting. SPAIN. San Lorenzo de El Escorial

Background imageAdam Collection: Genesis: the different stages of world creation (cosmogony). The pages are presented with details

Genesis: the different stages of world creation (cosmogony). The pages are presented with details representing
VEN5027420 Genesis: the different stages of world creation (cosmogony). The pages are presented with details representing fantastic creatures

Background imageAdam Collection: Theater Royal Drury Lane, London, 1773-1778. Creator: Adam, James (1732-1794)

Theater Royal Drury Lane, London, 1773-1778. Creator: Adam, James (1732-1794)
Theater Royal Drury Lane, London, 1773-1778. Private Collection

Background imageAdam Collection: The Battle of Mortara on March 21, 1849. Creator: Adam, Albrecht, (1786-1862)

The Battle of Mortara on March 21, 1849. Creator: Adam, Albrecht, (1786-1862)
The Battle of Mortara on March 21, 1849. Private Collection

Background imageAdam Collection: Le Paradis, 1912. Creator: Denis, Maurice (1870-1943)

Le Paradis, 1912. Creator: Denis, Maurice (1870-1943)
Le Paradis, 1912. Found in the Collection of the Musee d'Orsay, Paris

Background imageAdam Collection: Eve, the Serpent and Death, ca 1510-1515. Creator: Baldung (Baldung Grien), Hans (1484-1545)

Eve, the Serpent and Death, ca 1510-1515. Creator: Baldung (Baldung Grien), Hans (1484-1545)
Eve, the Serpent and Death, ca 1510-1515. Found in the Collection of the National Gallery of Canada

Background imageAdam Collection: Portrait of the ballerina Anna Pavlova (1881-1931) Creator: Sorin, Saveli Abramovich (1878-1953)

Portrait of the ballerina Anna Pavlova (1881-1931) Creator: Sorin, Saveli Abramovich (1878-1953)
Portrait of the ballerina Anna Pavlova (1881-1931), 1924

Background imageAdam Collection: Eve, 1896 (pastel on paper)

Eve, 1896 (pastel on paper)
XIR181261 Eve, 1896 (pastel on paper) by Levy-Dhurmer, Lucien (1865-1953); Private Collection




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"Adam: A Timeless Figure in Art and Literature" In the realm of art and literature, it has been a captivating figure throughout history. From the delicate grace of Ballerina Anna Pavlova to the masterful strokes of Sir John Lavery's brush capturing her essence in the 1910s, Adam's presence is felt. As we delve into religious symbolism, Samuel Palmer's "Coming from Evening Church" transports us back to 1830, reminding us of Adam's biblical origins. The words "When Adam delved and Eve span" echo through time, resonating with Burne-Jones' depiction of their story in his iconic painting. Exploring mystical realms, we encounter the enigmatic Cabbala Tree of Life - a symbol that represents spiritual growth and enlightenment. Its branches intertwine with Tarot Card 19 - Le Soleil (The Sun), illuminating Adam's journey towards self-discovery. John Everett Millais captures poignant moments in his paintings "My First Sermon" and "My Second Sermon. " These works invite contemplation on faith and morality as they depict young children grappling with profound questions about life. Yet amidst these deep reflections lies Maude Adams' portrayal of Peter Pan - an embodiment of eternal youthfulness. Her performance as this beloved character reminds us that even within serious narratives like Adam's tale, there is room for joy and playfulness. Lastly, we glimpse into medieval manuscripts where rebellious angels fall from grace alongside Adam. This imagery from Jean Duke de Berry’s Tres Riches Heures serves as a reminder that every choice has consequences – both for individuals like Eve who succumb to temptation but also for humanity at large. Adam stands as an enduring symbol across various artistic mediums; he embodies our collective search for meaning, our struggles with morality, and our yearning for redemption.