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Nude woman stands beside a golden serpent coiled around her; a reclining figure lies nearby under a blue night sky.

Eve Tempted by the Serpent

A nude woman stands with her raised arm reaching toward a golden serpent whose coils wrap around her and whose head rises above her, while a reclining nude figure lies at lower right beside a waterfall, a dark tree, and a pale moon in a deep blue night sky. Rendered in watercolor and ink with vivid gold highlights.

Artist
William Blake
Date
1790
Medium
Source
Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size
1180 × 835 px
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Public domain · William Blake died 1827 and the work dates by 1790; public domain in the US and life+70 countries.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier B · as stated by the source: Public domain

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): William Blake, via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

Español: Eva tentada por la serpiente

Una mujer desnuda de pie, con el brazo alzado hacia una serpiente dorada cuyos anillos la envuelven y cuya cabeza se eleva sobre ella, mientras una figura masculina desnuda yace en el extremo inferior derecho junto a una cascada, un árbol oscuro y una luna pálida bajo un cielo nocturno azul profundo. Realizada en acuarela y tinta con vivos toques dorados.

Português: Eva tentada pela serpente

Uma mulher nua de pé, com o braço erguido em direção a uma serpente dourada cujas espirais a envolvem e cuja cabeça se eleva acima dela, enquanto uma figura masculina nua repousa no canto inferior direito, ao lado de uma cachoeira, uma árvore escura e uma lua pálida sob um céu noturno azul profundo. Feita em aquarela e tinta com vivos realces dourados.

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