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Painting of an angel with white wings expelling a nude man and woman from a garden under a dark stormy sky, with a snake in the grass.

The Expulsion of Adam and Eve from Paradise

An angel with white wings and a red sash drives a kneeling, nude woman and a bearded, nude man from a shadowy garden under a stormy sky. Eve covers her breast and reaches toward Adam, who shields his face; a serpent lies in the grass at lower right. Oil on canvas.

Artist
Benjamin West
Date
1791, retouched 1803
Medium
Oil on canvas
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 1107 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1803).
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, George F. Harding Collection

Español: La expulsión de Adán y Eva del Paraíso

Un ángel de alas blancas y faja roja empuja a una mujer desnuda, arrodillada, y a un hombre barbado, también desnudo, fuera de un jardín en penumbra bajo un cielo tormentoso. Eva cubre su pecho y extiende la mano hacia Adán, que se cubre el rostro; una serpiente yace en la hierba, abajo a la derecha. Óleo sobre lienzo.

Português: A expulsão de Adão e Eva do Paraíso

Um anjo de asas brancas e faixa vermelha empurra uma mulher nua, ajoelhada, e um homem barbado, também nu, para fora de um jardim em sombra sob um céu tempestuoso. Eva cobre o peito e estende a mão em direção a Adão, que esconde o rosto; uma serpente jaz na grama, à direita inferior. Óleo sobre tela.

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