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Watercolor of a nude woman entwined by a serpent beside a tree, while a nude man seen from behind reaches toward fruit in a grey landscape.

The Temptation and Fall of Eve (Illustration to Milton's "Paradise Lost")

A nude woman stands beside a tree, a golden-orange serpent coiled around her body and its head bent toward her face. A nude man, seen from behind, reaches toward fruit on the branches above. Watercolor and ink on paper, with pale figures against a grey, dark-leaved landscape.

Artist
William Blake
Date
1808
Medium
Source
Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size
3153 × 4000 px
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Public domain · William Blake died 1827 and the work dates by 1808; public domain in the US and life+70 countries.
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Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): William Blake, via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

Español: La tentación y la caída de Eva, ilustración para El paraíso perdido de Milton

Una mujer desnuda está junto a un árbol, con una serpiente de tonos dorados y anaranjados enroscada en su cuerpo y su cabeza inclinada hacia el rostro de ella. Un hombre desnudo, visto de espaldas, alcanza el fruto de las ramas superiores. Acuarela y tinta sobre papel, con figuras pálidas sobre un paisaje gris.

Português: A tentação e a queda de Eva, ilustração para O Paraíso Perdido de Milton

Uma mulher nua está ao lado de uma árvore, com uma serpente de tons dourados e alaranjados enrolada em seu corpo e a cabeça inclinada em direção ao rosto dela. Um homem nu, visto de costas, alcança os frutos dos galhos superiores. Aquarela e tinta sobre papel, com figuras pálidas contra uma paisagem cinzenta.

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