Adam and Eve Driven From Paradise
1896 Jewish Museum
About this artwork
This watercolor painting is part of James Tissot's extensive series illustrating the Old Testament. It depicts the biblical scene of Adam and Eve being expelled from the Garden of Eden by winged, sword-bearing angels.
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James Tissot, originally famous for his paintings of fashionable Parisian life, underwent a profound spiritual conversion in the 1880s. Following a vision in a church, he dedicated the remainder of his career to illustrating the Bible with obsessive attention to historical and archaeological detail, traveling extensively in the Middle East to ensure the accuracy of his settings.
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Adam and Eve Driven From Paradise
James Tissot, 1896
