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Adam and Eve's Expulsion From Paradise

Circle (German, 1588 - 1662)
Additional Title(s)
  • Adam and Eve. The Expulsion from Paradise.
ClassificationsSCULPTURE
Datelate 17th century
Mediumboxwood
Dimensionsheight including base: 12 3/4 in. (32.4 cm.)
DescriptionIn this sculptural group inspired by the biblical book of Genesis, Adam and Eve are cast out of the Garden of Eden after they ate fruit of the tree of knowledge of good and evil.
Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens. Gift of the Ernst and Marta Silten-Friedberg Collection
Status
On view
Object number2007.17.7