Tree Of Knowledge Collection (#6)

The Tree of Jesse (The Holy Tree). Artist: Anonymous
The Tree of Jesse (The Holy Tree). From a private collection

Eve, after 1537. Artist: Cranach, Lucas, the Elder (1472-1553)
Eve, after 1537. Found in the collection of the Dresden State Art Collections

Adam, after 1537. Artist: Cranach, Lucas, the Elder (1472-1553)
Adam, after 1537. Found in the collection of the Dresden State Art Collections

The Garden of Eden, 1530. Artist: Cranach, Lucas, the Elder (1472-1553)
The Garden of Eden, 1530. Found in the collection of the Dresden State Art Collections

The Tree of Jesse (from the Bible historiale by Guiart des Moulins), 1400-1415. Found in the collection of the Free Library of Philadelphia

Adam and Eve, 1918. Artist: Klimt, Gustav (1862-1918)
Adam and Eve, 1918. Found in the collection of the Osterreichische Galerie Belvedere, Vienna

Adam and Eve. The Fall, late 1590s. Artist: Gerrit Pietersz
Adam and Eve. The Fall, late 1590s. Found in the collection of the State A Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow

Adam and Eve, c1566-1611. Artist: Bartholomeus Spranger
Adam and Eve, c1566-1611

Adam and Eve expelled from the Garden of Eden
Adam and Eve: expelled from the Garden of Eden. From Armenian Evangelistery

Adam and Eve ( The Temptation of Adam ), c1520. Artist: Master of Lucretia
Adam and Eve ( The Temptation of Adam ), c1520. Eve offers Adam the apple of the Tree of Knowledge while the serpent, coiled round a tree, looks on. Adam and Eve are naked but each clutches a fig leaf

Adam and Eve, 1493. Adam and Eve, tempted by the Serpent, eat from the Tree of Knowledge and are expelled from the Garden of Eden by the Angel of the Lord

ADAM & EVE. The tasting of forbidden fruit and the expulsion from Eden. Woodcut from the Nuremberg Chronicle

ADAM & EVE. Woodcut by Hans Baldung Grien, 1511

EVE AND LILITH. Lilith tempting eve with an apple in the Garden of Eden. Woodcut, German, 1470

ADAM & EVE. Woodcut by Hans Baldung Grien, 1514

The Garden of Eden with the Fall of Man, c. 1615 (oil on panel)
BAL7152 The Garden of Eden with the Fall of Man, c.1615 (oil on panel) by Brueghel, Jan (1568-1625) & Rubens, P.P. (1577-1640); 74x114 cm; Mauritshuis, The Hague

Adam and Eve (oil on panel)
XIR53724 Adam and Eve (oil on panel) by French School, (16th century); 61x50 cm; Musee des Beaux-Arts Andre Malraux, Le Havre, France; French, out of copyright

The Temptation of Adam and Eve, c. 1423-25 (fresco)
XIR430556 The Temptation of Adam and Eve, c.1423-25 (fresco) by Masolino da Panicale, Tommaso (1383-c.1447); Brancacci Chapel, Santa Maria del Carmine, Florence

Eve, 1507 (oil on panel)
XIR38689 Eve, 1507 (oil on panel) by DAOErer or Duerer, Albrecht (1471-1528); 209x81 cm; Prado, Madrid, Spain; German, out of copyright

The Fall of Adam and Eve, from A Catalogue of a Collection of Engravings, Etchings
KW320788 The Fall of Adam and Eve, from A Catalogue of a Collection of Engravings, Etchings and Woodcuts, by Richard Fisher, published 1879 (litho) by Holbein the Younger

The Garden of Earthly Delights: The Garden of Eden, left wing of triptych, c. 1500
XIR254912 The Garden of Earthly Delights: The Garden of Eden, left wing of triptych, c.1500 (oil on panel) (detail of 37912) by Bosch, Hieronymus (c.1450-1516); Prado, Madrid, Spain; Netherlandish

Adam and Eve, from Fayum (wall painting)
XIR184036 Adam and Eve, from Fayum (wall painting) by Coptic, (11th century); Coptic Museum, Cairo, Egypt; (add.info.: Tebtunis (Um el-Beregat, Fayoum)); Egyptian, out of copyright

The Original Sin, from the Holy Cross Hermitage in Maderuelo (fresco)
XIR179455 The Original Sin, from the Holy Cross Hermitage in Maderuelo (fresco) by Spanish School, (12th century); Prado, Madrid, Spain; Spanish, out of copyright

Adam (oil on panel)
XAL172247 Adam (oil on panel) by DAOErer or Duerer, Albrecht (1471-1528); 212x85 cm; Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence, Italy; German, out of copyright

Eve (oil on panel)
XAL172246 Eve (oil on panel) by DAOErer or Duerer, Albrecht (1471-1528); 212x85 cm; Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence, Italy; German, out of copyright

Sistine Chapel Ceiling (1508-12): The Fall of Man, 1510 (fresco) (post restoration)
BAL167699 Sistine Chapel Ceiling (1508-12): The Fall of Man, 1510 (fresco) (post restoration) by Buonarroti, Michelangelo (1475-1564); Vatican Museums and Galleries

Adam and Eve (oil on panel)
XIR158697 Adam and Eve (oil on panel) by Rottenhammer, Hans I or Johann (1564-1625); Musee Antoine Lecuyer, Saint-Quentin, France; German, out of copyright

Adam and Eve (oil on panel)
XIR156820 Adam and Eve (oil on panel) by Cranach, Lucas, the Elder (1472-1553); 53x40 cm; Museo de San Carlos, Mexico City, Mexico; German, out of copyright

Adam and Eve (pencil and coloured pencil on paper)
XKH155147 Adam and Eve (pencil and coloured pencil on paper) by Goltzius, Hendrik (1558-1617); 37x27 cm; Hamburger Kunsthalle, Hamburg, Germany; Dutch, out of copyright

Eve, 1510 (pen and black ink on paper)
XKH155146 Eve, 1510 (pen and black ink on paper) by Baldung Grien, Hans (1484/5-1545); 29x21.2 cm; Hamburger Kunsthalle, Hamburg, Germany; German, out of copyright

The Fall (pencil on paper)
XKH155126 The Fall (pencil on paper) by Leyden, Lucas van (c.1494-1533); 28.3x19.5 cm; Hamburger Kunsthalle, Hamburg, Germany; Netherlandish, out of copyright

Fall and Redemption, 1540 (oil on panel)
XKH151042 Fall and Redemption, 1540 (oil on panel) by Timmermann, Franz (fl.1538-43); 39.2x31.8 cm; Hamburger Kunsthalle, Hamburg, Germany; German, out of copyright

God the Father Punishes Adam and Eve, detail from the Grabow Altarpiece, 1379-83
XKH145270 God the Father Punishes Adam and Eve, detail from the Grabow Altarpiece, 1379-83 (tempera on panel) by Master Bertram of Minden (c.1345-c.1415); Hamburger Kunsthalle, Hamburg

The Fall, detail from the Grabow Altarpiece, 1379-83 (tempera on panel)
XKH145266 The Fall, detail from the Grabow Altarpiece, 1379-83 (tempera on panel) by Master Bertram of Minden (c.1345-c.1415); Hamburger Kunsthalle, Hamburg, Germany; German, out of copyright

Inner right wing of the High Altar of St. Peters in Hamburg, the Grabower Altar
XKH145258 Inner right wing of the High Altar of St. Peters in Hamburg, the Grabower Altar, 1383 (tempera on panel) by Master Bertram of Minden (c.1345-c.1415); 173x169 cm; Hamburger Kunsthalle

Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden (oil on panel)
BAL14121 Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden (oil on panel) by Cranach, Lucas (1472-1553) (school of); Alan Jacobs Gallery, London, UK; German, out of copyright

Genesis (oil on panel)
XIR215176 Genesis (oil on panel) by Bulgarian School, (19th century); Museum of the National Revival Period, Varna, Bulgaria; Bulgarian, out of copyright

The Creation of Woman and Eve and the Serpent, detail from the vault of the nave, c
XIR166517 The Creation of Woman and Eve and the Serpent, detail from the vault of the nave, c.1100 (fresco) by French School, (12th century); Abbey Church, Saint-Savin-sur-Gartempe, France; French

ADAM & EVE. The Tree of Knowledge. Woodcut from Meydenbachs Ortus Sanitatis, Mainz, Germany, 1491

CREATION. Six days of creation. Woodcut, c1511

ADAM AND EVE (The Fall of Man): ms. miniature from French Book of Hours, c. 1480

OLD TESTAMENT: ADAM & EVE. Satan spying on Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden. Line engraving, 18th century

ALBRECHT DURER: ADAM & EVE. Drawing, 1504

The Trees of Life and Knowledge in the Garden of Eden. Woodcut from Gerard Leeus Boek van den Leven ons Heeren
ADAM AND EVE. The Trees of Life and Knowledge in the Garden of Eden. Woodcut from Gerard Leeus Boek van den Leven ons Heeren, Antwerp, Belgium, 1487

DÜRER: ADAM & EVE. Trial impression before the completion of the plate, 1504
DÜRER: ADAM & EVE. Trial impression before the completion of the plate, 1504

ADAM & EVE. Eve offering the apple to Adam. Wood engraving from a 19th century German language Bible published in America

DÜRER: ADAM & EVE, 1504. Line engraving by Albrecht Dürer, 1504
DÜRER: ADAM & EVE, 1504. Line engraving by Albrecht Dürer, 1504

EVE OFFERING APPLE TO ADAM. Line engraving, 1590, by Theodor de Bry

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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.