Needlework Picture Depicting Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden
An embroidered silk picture shows two nude figures, Adam and Eve, standing beside a tree with a serpent coiled around its trunk. Animals, flowers, and a sunburst fill the ground and borders, worked in silk, gilt metal, and sequins.
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- 17th century, c. 1640
- Medium
- Silk, warp-float faced 4:1 satin weave; embroidered with silk floss and frisé yarns, gilt-metal purl, gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk, metal p
- Source
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Size
- 1686 × 1274 px
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)
Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Purchased with funds provided by Mrs. Chauncey B. Borland
Español: Bordado con Adán y Eva en el Jardín del Edén
Un bordado de seda muestra dos figuras desnudas, Adán y Eva, de pie junto a un árbol con una serpiente enroscada en el tronco. Animales, flores y un sol radiante llenan el fondo y los bordes, trabajados con seda e hilos metálicos dorados.
Português: Bordado com Adão e Eva no Jardim do Éden
Um bordado em seda mostra duas figuras nuas, Adão e Eva, em pé ao lado de uma árvore com uma serpente enrolada no tronco. Animais, flores e um sol radiante preenchem o fundo e as bordas, feitos com seda e fios metálicos dourados.