This depiction of the traditional subject of the "fall of man" in the garden of eden is extremely unusual because there is no serpent represented. Eve is represented as particularly sensuous and aggressive in offering the fruit to adam, who does not take the fruit but who gestures in a way that indicated that he is arguing with eve. Some theologians insisted that eve was much more to blame than adam; this painting responds to that line of thinking. Pietro mera, to whom the painting has now been attributed, was one of the many flemish painters working in venice and surrounding art centers around 1600. Their sensitivity to landscape was greatly appreciated. The lushness of the landscape here reflects the tastes of his homeland. Object Type: painting. Genre: religious art. Date: between 1600 and 1610 (Renaissance). Place of creation: Tigray Kifle Håger, Ethiopia. Dimensions: height: 161 cm (63.3 in); width: 120 cm (47.2 in); Approx. surviving original fabric height: 142 cm (55.9 in); width: 106 cm (41.7 in). Medium: oil on canvas. Collection: Walters Art Museum. Pietro Mera - The Fall of Man - Walters 37576 - A T Front Color Correction
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