Why it matters
Tintoretto painted Adam and Eve for the Scuola della Trinità as one of a series of scenes from Genesis. Its figures show the influence of ancient sculpture, and its landscape has been described as heralding a new poetic departure in art.
Did you know?
- It was painted around 1550–1553.
- It hangs in the Accademia near Titian's Assumption, alongside The Death of Abel.
- John Ruskin wrote about it with great enthusiasm.
Based on the Wikipedia article Adam and Eve (Tintoretto) (CC BY-SA 4.0).
