The Rebuke of Adam and Eve
The Met
Artist: Charles Joseph Natoire(French, Nîmes 1700–1777 Castel Gandolfo)
Date: 1740
Department: European Paintings
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Oil on copper
Dimensions: 26 3/4 x 19 3/4 in. (67.9 x 50.2 cm)
Credit Line: Purchase, Mr. and Mrs. Frank E. Richardson III, George T. Delacorte Jr., and Mr. and Mrs. Henry J. Heinz II Gifts; Victor Wilbour Memorial, Marquand, and The Alfred N. Punnett Endowment Funds; and The Edward Joseph Gallagher III Memorial Collection, Edward J. Gallagher Jr. Bequest, 1987
Visual Descriptions
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Brief Description
Bearded man, man, and woman in a garden with a serpent, angels, and animals
Detailed Description
The vertical painting depicts multiple figures in a natural landscape. In the upper center, a bearded, elderly-appearing man with a white robe draped in pink fabric emerges from a bright cloud formation. He points his right index finger downwards towards the figures below. To his left, a winged angel with light brown hair and a light pink drape gestures towards the bearded man. Above and to the right of the bearded man, several cherubic figures with small wings are visible among the clouds. Below this celestial group, a man and a woman are positioned in a garden. The man, muscular with light brown hair, stands on the right, facing left towards the bearded man. He covers his groin with a wreath of green leaves and holds his hands together, his mouth slightly open. To his left, the woman, with long, wavy light brown hair, sits on a rocky outcrop, also covered by green leaves. She looks down, her right hand near her face, and her left hand resting on the ground. A green serpent is coiled on the rock behind her. The background features a dense green tree with red and yellow apples, under which the man stands. Further back, a landscape with rolling hills and a distant blue mountain under a light blue sky is visible. In the lower right, a brown cow and a white goat with horns are present near the man's feet. The color palette includes greens, browns, and blues, contrasted by the lighter skin tones of the figures and the bright clouds.
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