Très Riches Heures du duc de Berry Folio 25, verso: The Garden of Eden, between 1411 and 1416
Four scenes are depicted: from left to right; a serpent with the body of a mermaid hands eve the fruit of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil; eve offers the fruit to adam; god punishes adam and eve, who leave paradise and become aware of their nudity by covering themselves with a fig leaf. Object Type: manuscript illumination. Genre: religious art. Date: between 1411 and 1416. Dimensions: height: 29 cm (11.4 in); width: 21 cm (8.2 in). Medium: tempera on vellum. Depicted People: Adam, Eve. Collection: Condé Museum.