Why it matters
Adam and Eve, tiny figures dwarfed by the landscape, are driven out of Eden, covering their faces in disgrace. As founder of the Hudson River School, Cole conveyed their despair through the landscape rather than the figures.
Did you know?
- It was painted in 1828.
- Cole signed it 'T Cole' on the cliff.
- It is in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
Based on the Wikipedia article Expulsion from the Garden of Eden (Cole) (CC BY-SA 4.0).
