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The Temptation of Adam and Eve, from The Story of Adam and Eve

Heinrich Aldegrever

Adam and Eve stand to the left of the Tree of Knowledge, each holding up fruit. The serpent is wrapped around a branch at top center and a lion is visible behind the tree. Based on Genesis 3:1-7. Plate 3 from a series of six engravings.

Credit: Gift of Felix M. Warburg and his family, 1941

1540
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8.6 x 6.3cm
41.1.133
Image and text © Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2019

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