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Title
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Eva unser ersten Mütter
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Description
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This engraving depicts Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden. Eve is illustrated on the right side of the image holding an apple from the Tree of Good and Evil in her left hand. Adam is on the left side of the tree, holding an apple in his right hand. The snake that encourages Eve to eat the forbidden fruit is depicted coiled around the tree. Boccaccio explains that he wrote on Eve as the first chapter in his book as she is the first mother of us all.
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Image Creator
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Joerg Breu (Engraver)
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Identifier
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mta:18245
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Source Name
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Ein schöne Cronica oder Hystoribuch von den fürnämlichsten Weybern [A beautiful chronicle or history book of reputable women]
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Image
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mta_18245_OBJ.jpg
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Subject
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Eve
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Adam
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Old Testament
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Important Women
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Famous Women
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First Mother
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Forbidden Fruit