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The Temptation of Eve

Jean Mignon

Cleveland Museum of Art

The image depicts a black and white drawing of a biblical scene. The scene shows a man and a woman; both are naked. The woman is sitting on a tree stump with her right arm raised towards a tree. A snake is wrapped around the tree trunk. To the right, a donkey faces the woman and tree. The man crouches to the left. A lion is on the left and a deer is to the right. The image is framed by a thick ornate border with fruits, leaves and human and animal faces. The border has carved vase-like objects at the four corners.

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900 × 658 px
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