1. Comparing Adam and Eve the story to the Painting
Hans Baldung's famous painting, Eve, the Serpent, and Death, takes the theme from Adam and Eve's eviction from the Garden of Eden, and paints it into a portrayal of curiosity, betrayal and death. ... Adam holds the fruit in the air, seemingly tempting Eve to join him and eat the forbidden pleasure. ... In the story of Adam and Eve, the couple betrays God by eating the fruit he distinctly tells them not to. This differs from the painting, as it shows Eve betraying Adam. ... Throughout the story however, Adam and Eve never intentionally turn on each other. ...
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