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Winged figure in blue touches a globe of concentric rings above a garden where three nude figures stand beside orange trees.

The Creation of the World and the Expulsion from Paradise

A winged figure in blue robes reaches down to touch a blue-banded globe of concentric rings, with a small green and brown earth at its center, against a gold sky. At right, three nude figures stand in a garden of orange-laden trees, beneath a flaming angelic figure; the tempera and gold on wood shows fine craquelure.

Artist
Giovanni di Paolo (Giovanni di Paolo di Grazia)
Date
1445
Medium
Tempera and gold on wood
Source
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Size
4000 × 3560 px
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Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Robert Lehman Collection, 1975

Español: La creación del mundo y la expulsión del Paraíso

Una figura alada con túnica azul alcanza un globo de anillos concéntricos azules, con una pequeña tierra verde y marrón en el centro, sobre un cielo dorado. A la derecha, tres figuras desnudas están en un jardín de árboles cargados de naranjas, bajo una figura angélica en llamas; la témpera y el oro sobre madera muestran un craquelado fino.

Português: A Criação do Mundo e a Expulsão do Paraíso

Uma figura alada de túnica azul estende a mão até um globo de anéis concêntricos azuis, com uma pequena terra verde e marrom no centro, diante de um céu dourado. À direita, três figuras nuas estão em um jardim de árvores carregadas de laranjas, sob uma figura angelical em chamas; a têmpera e o ouro sobre madeira mostram craquelê fino.

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