El Primer Mvndo Adan Eva · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: El Primer Mvndo Adan Eva
Subject: Adam; Eve; Old Testament; Religion
Period: 1600-1650;
Geographic: Eden; Garden; Euphrates
Description: This illustration depicts Adam and Eve in the first age of the world. The author of the text believes there are five ages, or eras of the world, with the age of Adam and Eve being the first. Adam is illustrated making some form of spear or weapon, and Eve is illustrated holding their first two sons, Cain and Abel. There are birds flying in the sky and a rooster is depicted on the ground by Adams feet. The word “Adan” (Adam) is written above Adam’s head and the word “Eua” (Eve) is faintly visible above Eve’s head to identify them. The sun is depicted in the top left-hand corner of the image, while the moon is depicted on the top right-hand corner. The words “en el mundo” are written at the bottom of the image, which translates to “in the world.”
Image Creator: Felipe Guaman Poma de Ayala (Illustrator)
Type: Text; Illustration [Manuscript]
Identifier: mta:20069
Language: spa
Source Name: El primer nueva corónica y buen gobierno [The First New Chronicle and Good Government]
Parent Collection: Latin American Chronicles; Latin American Chronicles
Image: mta_20069_OBJ.jpg
Collection: Latin American Chronicles
Subject: Adam; Eve; Old Testament; Religion