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La Création du monde, et Adam et Ève chassés du paradis terrestre

1445
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 956
Ce tableau, tout comme le Paradis, également conservé au Metropolitan, faisait partie de la prédelle du retable de la chapelle des Guelfes, dans la basilique San Domenico, à Sienne. Il illustre deux épisodes de la Création. À gauche, Dieu le Père, porté par des séraphins, indique de la main les cieux et la terre qu’il vient tout juste de créer et que figurent les montagnes et les rivières entourés des quatre éléments et du zodiaque. À droite, Adam et Ève sont chassés d’un paradis regorgeant d’arbres fruitiers, de lys, de roses et de chrysanthèmes. Curieusement, l’ange qui les pousse est un homme nu, peut-être en signe de compassion pour l’humanité déchue.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Titre: La Création du monde, et Adam et Ève chassés du paradis terrestre
  • Artiste: Giovanni di Paolo, Italien, 1398–1482
  • Date: 1445
  • Technique: Détrempe et or sur bois
  • Dimensions: 46,4 x 52,1 cm
  • Crédits: Collection Robert-Lehman, 1975
  • Accession Number: 1975.1.31
  • Curatorial Department: The Robert Lehman Collection

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