Fall of Man (Adam and Eve)
- Artist
- Lucas van Leyden
- Style
- Northern renaissance
- Genre
- Religious painting
"Fall of Man (Adam and Eve)" is a powerful religious painting that depicts the biblical story from Genesis, illustrating the moments of temptation and disobedience. Rendered in the style of a Northern renaissance artwork, it captures Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden after succumbing to the serpent's temptation to eat the forbidden fruit from the tree of knowledge. Often created as a Woodcut, such pieces emphasize intricate detail and moral symbolism. The scene symbolically represents the original sin, leading to their expulsion from paradise and the fallen human condition.
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