Tree Of Knowledge Collection (#2)

Adam and Eve, 1511 (woodcut)
5858433 Adam and Eve, 1511 (woodcut) by Grien, Hans Baldung (1484/5-1545); 37.7x25.7 cm; National Gallery of Art, Washington DC, USA

The Fall of Mankind, 1511 (woodcut)
5858421 The Fall of Mankind, 1511 (woodcut) by Grien, Hans Baldung (1484/5-1545); 38--25.8 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA; (add.info.: on upper plaque: LAPSUS HUMA: / NI GENERIS )

Eve, 1926 (wood engraving)
1631661 Eve, 1926 (wood engraving) by Gill, Eric (1882-1940); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection

Ms Hunter 229 f. 7v the Creation of Adam and his Temptation, from the Hunterian Psalter, c
GUL175491 Ms Hunter 229 f.7v the Creation of Adam and his Temptation, from the Hunterian Psalter, c.1170 (pen & ink and tempera on vellum) by English School

Ms Hunter 229 f. 8r Expulsion from Eden, below, Adam delving, Eve spinning, from the Hunterian Psalter, c
GUL175492 Ms Hunter 229 f.8r Expulsion from Eden, below, Adam delving, Eve spinning, from the Hunterian Psalter, c.1170 (pen & ink and tempera on vellum) by English School

Adam and Eve, 1513 / 15 (oil on panel)
1706482 Adam and Eve, 1513/15 (oil on panel) by Cranach, Lucas the Elder (1472-1553); Museum fur Franken Staatliches Museum fur Kunst- und Kulturgeschichte in Wurzburg

The Original Sin, n. d. Creator: Etienne Delaune
The Original Sin, n.d

Charger, Lambeth, c. 1675. Creator: Unknown
Charger, Lambeth, c. 1675

Picture Depicting Adam and Eve (Needlework), England, 17th century. Creator: Unknown
Picture Depicting Adam and Eve (Needlework), England, 17th century. Clothed Adam and Eve, fruit, flowers, animals and birds

Picture (Depicting the Creation), England, 17th century. Creator: Unknown
Picture (Depicting the Creation), England, 17th century. Adam and Eve with the serpent and the Tree of Knowledge, animals, and the word God in gold thread

Paradise, 1588-1592. Creator: Tintoretto, Domenico (1560-1635)
Paradise, 1588-1592. Found in the Collection of the Fondazione Querini Stampalia

Adam and Eve. Creator: Cranach, Lucas, the Elder (1472-1553)
Adam and Eve. Found in the Collection of the Museo Nacional de San Carlos

Paradise Lost, 1867 (oil on canvas)
780743 Paradise Lost, 1867 (oil on canvas) by Cabanel, Alexandre (1823-89); 122.6x93.3 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Le Paradis Perdu); Photo eChristies Images; French, out of copyright

Adam and Eve (oil on panel)
3930855 Adam and Eve (oil on panel) by German School, (16th century); 25x35 cm; National Museum, Stockholm, Sweden; German, out of copyright

The Temptation (engraving)
3646475 The Temptation (engraving) by Holbein the Younger, Hans (1497/8-1543) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Temptation. From Holbeins Totentanz (Danse Macabre)

Adam and Eve. (engraving, circa 1880)
5975520 Adam and Eve. (engraving, circa 1880) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Religion. Bible. Old Testament)

The expulsion from Paradise, 1543 (copperplate engraving)
5058817 The expulsion from Paradise, 1543 (copperplate engraving) by Beham, Hans Sebald (1500-50); 8.1 x 5.8 cm; Kunstmuseum, Basel, Switzerland; German, out of copyright

Fragment of a Floor Mosaic: Adam and Eve, late 400s-early 500s (marble & stone tesserae)
499746 Fragment of a Floor Mosaic: Adam and Eve, late 400s-early 500s (marble & stone tesserae) by Byzantine School; 142.9x107.3x5.72 (overall) 142.9x107.3x7 (mounted) cm; Cleveland Museum of Art

The Fall of Man (colour litho)
3108108 The Fall of Man (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Fall of Man. Chute de l homme)

Illustration from The Garden of Paradise by Hans Christian Andersen
IL274140 Illustration from The Garden of Paradise by Hans Christian Andersen (colour litho) by Anderson, Anne (1874-1930); Private Collection; Scottish, out of copyright

Adam and Eve window, 13th century (stained glass) (for detail see 129046)
PC129047 Adam and Eve window, 13th century (stained glass) (for detail see 129046) by French School, (13th century); Chartres Cathedral, Chartres, France; French, out of copyright

The Genesis Window, detail of the Creation of Adam and Eve (stained glass)
XIR159078 The Genesis Window, detail of the Creation of Adam and Eve (stained glass) by French School, (16th century); Church of St. Madeleine, Troyes, France; French, out of copyright

Capital with a relief depicting Adam and Eve (stone)
XIR171503 Capital with a relief depicting Adam and Eve (stone) by French School, (12th century); Musee Ochier, Cluny, France; French, out of copyright

The Story of Adam, detail of The Temptation of Adam and Eve
BAT170504 The Story of Adam, detail of The Temptation of Adam and Eve, from one of the original panels from the East Doors of the Baptistery, 1425-52 (gilt bronze) (post restoration) by Ghiberti

Genesis 3 1-24 The Temptation and The Expulsion from Paradise
STC67537 Genesis 3 1-24 The Temptation and The Expulsion from Paradise, from the Nuremberg Bible (Biblia Sacra Germanaica) (coloured woodcut) by German School

Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden (engraving)
5668960 Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden (engraving) by Bry, Theodore de (1528-98); (add.info.: Location of artwork: Frankfurt, Germany); Photo eAF Fotografie; Flemish, out of copyright

Paradise with the Fall of Man, c. 1630 (oil on copper on panel)
5672008 Paradise with the Fall of Man, c.1630 (oil on copper on panel) by Brueghel, Jan the Younger (1601-78) (attr. to); 12.7x19.6 cm; Mauritshuis, The Hague, The Netherlands; Flemish

Back panel of a manuscript cabinet with Buddhist scenes
LIT389796 Back panel of a manuscript cabinet with Buddhist scenes, probably late Ayutthaya Period (lacquered & gilded wood) by Siamese School; National Library of Thailand, Bangkok

The Fall of Man in the Garden of Eden (oil on copper)
491565 The Fall of Man in the Garden of Eden (oil on copper) by Oosten, Isaak van (1613-61); 69.5x105.5 cm; Private Collection; Haldane Fine Art; Dutch, out of copyright

Sistine Chapel Ceiling: The Fall of Man and the Expulsion from the Garden of Eden, with four Ignudi
ALI169173 Sistine Chapel Ceiling: The Fall of Man and the Expulsion from the Garden of Eden, with four Ignudi, 1510 (fresco) (pre-restoration) by Buonarroti

Triptych of the Creation, Adam and Eve, Creation of Eve
REV346194 Triptych of the Creation, Adam and Eve, Creation of Eve, Expulsion from Paradise (oil on panel) (see also 346195, 346197) by German School, (16th century); Museo de San Carlos, Mexico City

Detail of the Temptation of Adam and Eve, c. 1423-25 (fresco) (detail of 430556)
XIR430557 Detail of the Temptation of Adam and Eve, c.1423-25 (fresco) (detail of 430556) by Masolino da Panicale, Tommaso (1383-c.1447); Chiesa di Santa Maria del Carmine, Florence

The Annunciation, 1876 (stained glass)
3474894 The Annunciation, 1876 (stained glass) by Burne-Jones, Edward Coley (1833-98); St Martin in The Bull Ring, Birmingham

The Creation of Eve (bodycolour on vellum)
659178 The Creation of Eve (bodycolour on vellum) by Manzoni, Ridolfo (1675-1743/1745); 27.2x39.8 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Italian, out of copyright

Goblet with the Fall of Adam and Eve, c. 1710 - 1720 (Glass)
1217738 Goblet with the Fall of Adam and Eve, c. 1710 - 1720 (Glass) by English School, (18th century); Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, UK; eAshmolean Museum; English, out of copyright

Adam and Eve, c. 1508-10 (oil and tempera on lime) (see also 159264)
2963091 Adam and Eve, c.1508-10 (oil and tempera on lime) (see also 159264) by Cranach, Lucas, the Elder (1472-1553); 139A--53.9 cm; Musee des Beaux-Arts et d Archeologie, Besancon

Triptych of the Creation, Adam and Eve, left panel (detail) (oil on panel
REV346197 Triptych of the Creation, Adam and Eve, left panel (detail) (oil on panel) (see also 346194, 346195) by German School, (16th century); Museo de San Carlos, Mexico City

Adam and Eve, illustration from the Liber Chronicarum
REV326697 Adam and Eve, illustration from the Liber Chronicarum by Hartmann Schedel (1440-1514) published in Nuremberg, 1493 (woodcut) by Wolgemuth, Michael (1434-1519) & Pleydenwurff, W

The Gambols of Ghosts According to Their Affections Previous to the Final Judgement
XYC291022 The Gambols of Ghosts According to Their Affections Previous to the Final Judgement, 1805-08 (graphite and brown wash on paper) by Blake

Original Sin, from the pendentive of the dome, 1532-36 (fresco)
BEN177344 Original Sin, from the pendentive of the dome, 1532-36 (fresco) by Luini, Bernardino (c.1480-1532); Sanctuary of the Blessed Virgin of Miracles, Saronno

Eve, c. 1880-c. 1885 (w / c & gouache on paper)
PNH347150 Eve, c.1880-c.1885 (w/c & gouache on paper) by Moreau, Gustave (1826-98); 33x19.5 cm; Private Collection; Photo ePeter Nahum at The Leicester Galleries, London; French, out of copyright

Paradise, 1911-12 (oil on canvas)
NUL117304 Paradise, 1911-12 (oil on canvas) by Corinth, Lovis (Franz Heinrich Louis) (1858-1925); 271x195 cm; Private Collection; German, out of copyright

Adam and Eve, 1504 (engraving)
2972021 Adam and Eve, 1504 (engraving) by DAorer or Duerer, Albrecht (1471-1528); 25.3x19.6 cm; The Art Institute of Chicago, IL, USA; Clarence Buckingham Collection; German, out of copyright

Adam and Eve Eating the Forbidden Fruit, early 1460 (tempera
5242303 Adam and Eve Eating the Forbidden Fruit, early 1460 (tempera, gold leaf and ink on parchment) by Flemish School, (15th century); 25.6x17.3 cm; J

The Fall of Man, 1592 (oil on canvas)
3545868 The Fall of Man, 1592 (oil on canvas) by Cornelisz. van Haarlem, Cornelis (1562-1638); 273x220 cm; Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Dutch, out of copyright

Adam and Eve, c. 1424-25 (fresco)
BAT451273 Adam and Eve, c.1424-25 (fresco) by Uccello, Paolo (1397-1475); Museo di Santa Maria Novella, Florence, Italy; Photo eNicol Orsi Battaglini; Italian, out of copyright

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"The Tree of Knowledge: A Journey through Art and History" Step into the realm of ancient tales and biblical narratives as we explore the captivating theme of the "Tree of Knowledge. " From centuries-old masterpieces to illuminating manuscripts, this collection takes us on a visual odyssey that delves deep into humanity's quest for wisdom. In "The Entry of the Animals into Noah's Ark" (1613), we witness animals seeking refuge from impending doom, reminding us that knowledge can save lives. Meanwhile, Michelangelo's fresco in the Sistine Chapel depicts "The Expulsion from Paradise" (1508-1512), capturing Adam and Eve's fateful decision to taste forbidden fruit – an act that forever altered human destiny. Charles-Joseph Natoire brings forth a poignant scene in "The Rebuke of Adam and Eve" (1740). Here, their remorse is palpable as they face divine judgment for their disobedience. Albrecht Dürer's masterpiece "Eve" (1507) portrays her vulnerability and contemplation after succumbing to temptation, while Giovanni Di Paolo presents a heart-wrenching depiction of their expulsion in his tempera painting titled "Adam & Eve. " As we journey further back in time, we encounter frescoes such as "The Death of Adam, " completing the Legend of the True Cross cycle (1464). This artwork reminds us that with knowledge comes mortality – a reminder echoed by The Upper Rhenish Master’s enchanting piece called “The Little Garden of Paradise” (c. 1410-1420). Illuminated manuscripts like those found in English Psalters or Le Premier Volume de la bible en francoiz historiee et nouvellement imprimee (ca. 1501) offer glimpses into scenes from Genesis – creation itself, birth of Eve, fall from grace, and subsequent expulsion. These intricate illustrations serve as windows to our collective past, inviting us to reflect on the consequences of seeking knowledge.