This is a picture of satan the devil disguised as a snake tempting adam and eve into eating the forbbidden fruit while death in the form of a skeleton awaits to grab adam and eve symbolizing death entering the world. Object Type: painting. Genre: religious art. Date: 1897. Place of creation: Germany. Dimensions: height: 110 cm (43.3 in); width: 78.5 cm (30.9 in). Medium: oil on canvas. Depicted People: Adam and Eve. Collection: Hermitage Museum. Hans Thoma 001